The girl hurried away, but then Pippi shouted, "Did he have big ears that reached way down to his shoulders?" "No," said the girl and turned and came running back in amazement. "You don't mean to say that you have seen a man walk by with such big ears?" "I have never seen anyone who walks with his ears," said Pippi. "All the people I know walk with their feet.

In the parliamentary election later in the same year the Social Democrat government was voted out for the first time in 44 years and the Lindgren tax debate was one of several controversies that may have contributed to this result. As of December 2012 Astrid Lindgren is the world's 20th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. She had two sisters and a brother Gunnar Ericsson who eventually became a member of the Swedish parliament.

As of December 2012 Astrid Lindgren is the world's 20th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née Ericsson) (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈastrɪd ˈlɪŋɡreːn] ([Image] listen)) 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.