The Red Bird (original title: Sunnanäng) is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren.
They know that Mattias and Anna are closing the gate that separates the cold and darkness of the winter forest from the eternal spring of Sunnanäng.
Susanne Gascke of Die Zeit writes that adults should not destroy the children's illusion of - or the justified hope for - redemption.
The copyright of the book in Iran was donated to the Koodaki Institute for the Study of the History of Children's Literature by Marit Törnqvist and the family of Astrid Lindgren.
This institute uses the book for the Read with Me project in areas of Iran where children have less access to education.
Illustrator Marit Törnqvist used the book in workshops for different groups of children in Isfahan and Tehran.
The project was initiated by Saltkråkan AB, the company of Astrid Lindgren's family, and the children's book publisher Rabén & Sjögren.
[4] In Germany, in Marburg, the book was used for the event Deutsche und arabische Kinder lesen ein Märchen von Astrid Lindgren (German and Arab children read a fairy tale by Astrid Lindgren), in which, among other things, contact between German and Arab children was established.
These included the New York Public Library, the Canoon Cultural Center in Iran, the Swedish Museum Näktergalen, the Bibliotheek Rotterdam, the CODA Museum in Apeldoorn, the Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and the town hall in Aalsmeer.
[9][10] The Red Bird received mostly positive reviews, although critics disagree about the interpretation of the end of the book.
This is told by Astrid Lindgren in such simple and poignant way that it becomes understandable for children, and they can learn that imagination makes some bad times more bearable.