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New study paves way for immunotherapies tailored for childhood cancers

Pharmiweb 22 Jan 2025
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Sweden have determined how children’s immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age.
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Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Print Out

Usatoday 30 Dec 2024
Kid-lit character Longstocking) PIPPI Longstocking is a nine-year-old girl (with red pigtails and freckles) that first appeared in a 1945 children's book by Astrid Lindgren ... Astrid Lindgren came up ...
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Kate McKinnon: ‘Watching Succession made me return to King Lear’

The Observer 15 Dec 2024
I loved The Berenstain Bears books by Stan and Jan Berenstain ... Definitely books by Roald Dahl, Lemony Snicket, Pseudonymous Bosch and Astrid Lindgren, all of which I loved as a child and returned to for inspiration as an adult ... As told to Lucy Knight ... .
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Nobel laureate Han Kang reflects on Korea's martial law 'bombshell'

Korea Times 06 Dec 2024
Yonhap. By Park Han-sol ... 6 hours of chaos ... Yonhap ... 12. Beyond her official commitments, the writer shared with a smile that she hopes to explore more of the city, with plans to visit the National Library and the apartment of “my beloved Astrid Lindgren.”.
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Korean picture book authors say their stories transcend borders, generations

Korea Times 03 Dec 2024
Beyond Lee's Andersen Award, Cha won the Caldecott Honor earlier this year for her illustration of "The Truth about Dragons," while "Cloud Bread" creator Baek Hee-na received the Astrid Lindgren ...
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Korea's first international children's book fair kicks off in Busan

Korea Times 28 Nov 2024
Courtesy of Korean Publishers Association ... By Pyo Kyung-min ... Korean children's books have consistently earned international accolades, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the Bologna Ragazzi Award ... .
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Việt Nam publishing houses attend children's book fair in Busan

Vietnam News 27 Nov 2024
The fair participants will include Korean Lee Suzy, the first Korean illustrator to win the Hans Christian Andersen award, Baek Hee-na - winner of Astrid Lindgren Memorial 2020 and The Truth ...
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Korea's inaugural children's book fair to land in Busan

Korea Times 20 Nov 2024
Headlining the event are some of the biggest names in children’s literature — Lee Suzy, the first Korean illustrator to win the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award; Baek Hee-na, laureate ...
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These regional sites, traditions do poetic justice to famous writers

Stars and Stripes 15 Nov 2024
Astrid Lindgren’s World in Småland, Sweden ... “Astrid Lindgrens Värld” in the town of Vimmerby is open daily from mid-May through late August, as well as on weekends and the autumn school holidays.
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Korean author Ko Jung-wook, illustrator Lee Suzy nominated for 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

Korea Times 01 Nov 2024
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award was established by the Swedish government in 2002 to commemorate Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren, best known for her Pippi Longstocking series.
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Nine nominees from Iran vying for Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2025

Tehran Times 21 Oct 2024
TEHRAN-Eight authors and illustrators and one reading promotion project from Iran have been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (ALMA) 2025 ... .
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Fantasy Series 'Ronja The Robber's Daughter' Sets Release Date With Magical Trailer [Exclusive]

Collider 21 Oct 2024
The fantasy series is based on the novel by best-selling author Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking ...
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Han Kang's Nobel win energizes Korea's publishing market

Korea Times 20 Oct 2024
Astrid Lindgren's children's book "The Brothers Lionheart" — which Han named as one of her childhood favorites that helped her grapple with "questions about humans or life and death" during her ...
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When lobsters and crabs fight, Quincy's elementary students win. Kids get free books

The Patriot Ledger 19 Oct 2024
Who would win? Lobster vs. Crab ... Nope ... Mayor Thomas Koch told the students how a favorite teacher sparked his interest by reading aloud short stories, such as the adventures of Pippi Longstocking, the beloved character of Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
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‘We used to be invisible as Irish speakers in Belfast but there’s a new confidence now to shout it from the rooftops’

The Irish Times 06 Oct 2024
Tell me about Rita, your new children’s animation series currently premiering on TG4 ... What was that like?. We felt very special ... I was ... I’d invite Tove Jansson and Tomi Ungerer, Michael Ende, Astrid Lindgren, Shaun Tan, Quentin Blake and Ursula le Guin.

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