[1] For her lasting contribution as a children's writer, Lindgren was a finalist for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004.

[2] Ten years later, she won the annual Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

[3] The biggest cash prize in children's and young-adult literature, it rewards a writer, illustrator, oral storyteller, or reading promoter for its entire body of work.

The once-in-a-lifetime award established on Astrid Lindgren's 60th birthday honours good writing for children or youth.

[5] Barbro Lindgren's long-time collaborator,[3] the illustrator Eva Eriksson (born 1949), won the prize in 2001.