Pippi Longstocking : The Strongest in the World! (Paperback)

from sweetiegherkin

Tommy and Annika are thrilled when their new neighbor is an eccentric little girl who lives alone, follows no rules and answers to no one, and, most of all, loves to play with them. The joy in these books is palpable and kids are sure to get a kick of Pippi's little foibles, particularly when she...

from amerynth

Cute and charming, Astrid Lindgren's "Pippi Longstocking" is full of clever little moments and bits that make it a kid's book that has something for adults too. The book is a series of vignetts about Pippi -- a little girl without parents who will do what she wants, when she wants when it comes t...

from raizel

I remember enjoying this and other Pippi Longstocking books as a child, but not so much as an adult: Perhaps I no longer find her lack of self-control and her inability to think about the consequences of her actions less amusing and more disturbing.

from bookworm12

I grew up loving the 1988 film version of Pippi Longstocking, but I never read the book until this year. I was glad to discover the two are very similar. The fun-loving, feisty Pippi that I was a fan of in the movie is there in full effect in the book. Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmi...

from AbigailAdams26

Pippi Longstocking, translated by Tiina Nunnally, illustrated by Lauren Child. Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump - Pippilotta Comestibles Windowshade Curlymint Ephraimsdaughter Longstocking, in this particular English translation - first appeared on the scene in ...