Not sure how many actually knows about her, she wrote all the books about
Pippi Longstocking,
Emil,
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Lotta on Troublemakers street
etc

Astrid, died earlier today at 94 years age, was from Sweden like I am.

I ( like most other in Sweden ) has read her books over and over again, and now I read them to my daughter each and every night before bedtime.

Heard on TV she is one of the twelve most read( or was it sold - 80 millions copies of here books ) authors ever - in the whole world.