The tut-tutters appeared in the stories themselves - disapproving Mrs Finkvist, for instance, a stern village matron - but often Pippi won them round.
Astrid Lindgren's philosophy was: "Love children, and their behaviour will take care of itself." Though Astrid Lindgren won prizes for inventing Pippi, moralists raised objections, arguing that her behaviour made her an unsuitable role model. ASTRID LINDGREN: In 1945, the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren invented Pippi Longstocking - and broke the mould of children's literature.Īstrid Lindgren, who died on January 28th aged 94, conjured up a heroine who was morally and physically strong, lived without the encumbrance of parents in a Swedish village and enjoyed a degree of freedom envied and shared by Tommy and Annika next door, and by children throughout the world.
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