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epa01172590 Children from schools and day nurseries sing songs written by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren in front of a giant portrait of the author in her hometown Vimmerby, Sweden, to mark the centennial of her birth on 14 November 2007. Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren, who died in 2002, is well-known for her characters like Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson-On-the-Roof and Emil in Lonneberga (who was called Michel in Germany to avoid confusion with Erich Kaestner's 'Emil and the Detectives'). EPA/STEFAN JERREVANG SWEDEN OUT