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Photo courtesy of Vimmerby Tourist office

Lindgren was the recipient of many are nearby. It's easy to take the train
prestigious awards (including the covet- here (Vimmerby Station), and from mid-
ed Hans Christian Andersen Medal and June to mid-August the train stops right
UNESCO'S International Book Award) at the Astrid Lindgren's World Station:
and honors (including three honorary www.eurail.com.
doctorate degrees); many of her books
have been made into plays, TV shows For more information (and to tour near-
and films. by sites of Astrid Lindgren's other book
adventures), contact the Vimmerby
"It's too bad she never won the Nobel Tourist Office: http://www.vimmerby.
Prize for Literature," lamented fan Lollo com/en/startpage/; and also www.vis-
Eriksson of Stockholm. itsweden.com

"I am writing in order to amuse the child Astrid Lindgren's Nas (culture centre,
within myself," Lindgren once said, "and museum, exhibition hall and childhood
I hope that by doing so other children home): http://www.astridlindgren.com/
will have some fun. If I have been able to en/culture-centre
bring some sunshine into a single child's
life, then I am satisfied." Junibacken (Children's Museum), Stock-
holm: http://www.junibacken.se/lang/
english. Opened since 1996, this is one
IF YOU GO of Sweden's popular children's sites,
with over 400,000 annual visitors. In the
Astrid Lindgren's World: www.alv.se/en heart of Stockholm: it features the works
Open from mid-May to August; week- of popular Scandinavian authors, espe-
Photo courtesy of Vimmerby Tourist office
ends in Sept., with an Autumn Crafts cially Astrid Lindgren: There's a replica
Market for several days in October and of Villa Villekulla and Vimmerby Station,
Top: Visitors explore Swedish sailboat at Astrid November. Gift shops sell Lindgren's where the Disneyland-type "Story Train"
Lindgren’s World. Right: Pippi Longstocking books (some in English) and souvenirs, (with headsets available in English and
posing with her trademark red pigtails. including children's clothing, Pippi dolls, other languages) departs, taking riders
and the must-have red wigs! on a journey that dramatizes her well-
known books. Indoors and open year-
Candy stores carry the distinctive red round.
and white peppermint rock sticks called
polkagrisar. Cafes serve traditional
Swedish food, and visitors may also pic-
nic under the trees. Camping, chalets,
cottages, and hotel accommodations

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