Brenda Brave Helps Grandmother (original title: Kajsa Kavat) is a 1950 story by Astrid Lindgren about a young girl named Brenda (Kajsa) in Sweden. The book about the character has been translated into many different languages.
As a baby, Brenda is put onto the doorstep of a woman, that she later calls grandmother. Her grandmother takes care of her until she breaks her leg. Then Brenda suddenly is the one to take care of her grandmother. She goes to the market and sells the bonbons that her grandmother made and cleans the house. As Brenda has helped out so well, she gets the doll for Christmas that she had always wished for.
The story was first published in 1949 in the Swedish magazine Vi, illustrated by Ingrid Vang Nyman. In 1950 it was included in a novel collection called Kajsa Kavat. Later it was published as a picture book on its own, illustrated by Ilon Wikland. It was translated into many languages, among them English [1] [2] [3] and German. [4] While the Swedish name of the girl is Kajsa Kavat, she has a different name in other countries: Brenda Brave (English), Greta Grintosa (Italian) [5] and Polly Patent (German).
In Germany the book was also edited into a theatre play, which was shown in the theatre of Gütersloh. [6] One of the attractions of Astrid Lindgren's World also deals with Brenda Brave and her story. [7]
In 1989 there was a short film called Brenda Brave was made, which tells Brenda's story. It was directed by Daniel Bergman. [8]
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children, and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, and The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality." Her opposition to corporal punishment of children resulted in the world's first law on the matter in 1979, while her campaigning for animal welfare led to a new law, Lex Lindgren, in time for her 80th birthday.
Pippi Longstocking is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story when she was off school.
Maire-Ilon Wikland is an Estonian-born Swedish artist and illustrator.
Brenda Brave is a 1989 Swedish film directed by Daniel Bergman and based on the 1950 novel Brenda Brave Helps Grandmother by Astrid Lindgren.
Marit Törnqvist is a Swedish-Dutch author, artist and illustrator. She was best known for her illustrations in the books of Astrid Lindgren.
The following is a list of books published by Astrid Lindgren, a Swedish author of children's fiction.
A Calf for Christmas is a children's book by Astrid Lindgren.
Christmas in the Stable is a 1961 children's book by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Harald Wiberg.
War Diaries, 1939–1945 is a book written by Astrid Lindgren. It contains the diary entries that Lindgren made during the Second World War. The book has been translated into many different languages including German and English.
The Red Bird is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren.
The Dragon with Red Eyes is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren.
The Ghost of Skinny Jack is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren.
In the Land of Twilight is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren.
Mirabelle is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren.
If I were God is a poem written by Astrid Lindgren.
The Tomten books are two children's books written by Astrid Lindgren. They are based on poems by Viktor Rydberg and Karl-Erik Forsslund.
Astrid Lindgren’s plays are a number of theater plays written by Astrid Lindgren in the 1940s to 1970s. Part of the plays are based on her books, other stories were only written for theater. Since almost all of Astrid Lindgren's works have been staged for theater, this page only deals with the plays, whose scripts were written by Astrid Lindgren. Many of these works were published in the Swedish books Sex Pjäser för barn och ungdom (1950), Serverat, Ers Majestät! (1955) and Praeser för barn och ungdom. Other Samlingen (1968). Most of these works have not been translated into English. These include stories about well-known characters such as Kalle Blomquist or Pippi Longstocking, which were only written for the theater and were not published as prose.
Eva Hildegard Maria Billow née Forss (1902–1993) was an influential Swedish illustrator, cartoonist and children's writer. She is remembered for writing and illustrating rhyming Swedish children's stories, including Pojkarna Igelkotts vinterskor (1948) and Nickes lediga dag (1950). They depict everyday life in a playful, humorous style, often with animals as the principal characters. Her poetry collections are inspired by children in the home environment, sometimes depicted as animals, sometimes as human beings.
Kerstin Lundberg Hahn is a Swedish author of children's and youth books. She was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2019.
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