This story qualified the author to win the prestigious prize of Hans Christian Anderson.    

It is the story of a little orphan boy who is nine years old who dreams of leaving the gloomy and cruel orphanage in order to get a real home.  The problem is that everyone who comes to adopt a child goes for little girls with curly hair, not boys who have strait hair.  This is why he runs away from the orphanage.  In the end, Rasmus's dream of finding a home and  family keeps on recurring to him: Will this come true? Or his search for a home to settle in will continue?

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren  was born on  14 November 1907 and died on 28 January 2002.  She was a Swedish author and screenwriter.  Her works were translated into 85 languages .Some of her publications include:

• Circus Child
• The Day Adam Got Mad
• Dirk Lives in Holland
• The Dragon With Red Eyes
• Gerda Lives in Norway
• Emil and the Bad Tooth