Astred Lindgren, "Anna and I Go Shopping"

It’s December 2. Welcome back to the Kids’ Short Story Advent Calendar—a box set full of excitement and mystery for younger readers to enjoy on the days counting down to Christmas.

Learn more about today’s author:

Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) was born in Sweden. Her most famous and beloved book, Pippi Longstocking, was originally published in Swedish in 1950 and was later translated into many other languages. Lindgren had a long, prolific career, writing more than 100 picture books, poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, and novels. In 1958, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award in children’s literature. “Anna and I Go Shopping” was first published as part of her book The Children of Noisy Village.

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