Images and Illustrations
Many images are strongly linked with Astrid Lindgren’s work, everything from stills from the films to various book illustrations. Almost all of Astrid Lindgren’s books are illustrated; the chapter books in black and white and the picture books in colour.
For many people the characters are indistinguishable from the images that the illustrators created of them. In Sweden we think of the ‘right’ Pippi Longstocking as the one Ingrid Vang Nyman created, that Emil can only look they way Björn Berg drew him, and that Karlsson on the Roof is the small, not too chubby man in blue dungarees and chequered shirt that Ilon Wikland sketched.
There are many different Emils
A lot of original illustrations have been included in foreign editions, but foreign publishers have also many times chosen to let their own illustrators interpret the characters. We actively work on getting foreign publishers to use the Swedish original illustrations as their first choice. This is mainly because they were created together with Astrid, and are therefore closest to the original stories.
Ingrid Vang Nyman
The Astrid Lindgren Company controls the copyright for Ingrid Vang Nyman's illustrations: all the original illustrations of Pippi Longstocking, The Children of Noisy Village chapter books and Kajsa Kavat. Please contact us for any rights queries.
Do you want to use an image?
To make an image from Astrid Lindgren's works accessible, for example in a book, in the media, on the internet, or in an advertisement, permission is required. Below are some of the most common questions about image use.
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