Mio, Mi Pequeno Mio/ Mio, My Little Mio

from dizzmleen

Not the best of Astrid Lindgren that I've read. Clearly one of the early books. The beginning of the magic is there but the characters are rather superficial and the pace of the storytelling is slow. the best part starts in the middle of the book when Mio has to take action. I did like the basic ...

from starbox

While Astrid Lindgren is better known for her cute children's tales, she did venture into High Fantasy with this novel and "The Brothers Lionheart". The narrator here is Karl Anders Nilsson, an unhappy fosterchild in an unloving household. He yearns for the happy homelife of his friend, with an a...