The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Pippi is an irrepressible, irreverent, and irrefutably delightful nine-year-old girl who lives alone (with a monkey) in her wacky house, Villa Villekulla. When she's not dancing with the burglars who were just trying to rob her house, she's attempting to learn the "pluttification" tables at school; fighting Adolf, the strongest man in the world at the circus; or playing tag with police officers. Pippi's high-spirited, good-natured hijinks cause as much trouble as fun, but a more generous child you won't find anywhere. Astrid Lindgren has created a unique and lovable carrot-topped character, inspiring generations of children to want tobePippi. The firstPippi Longstockingwas published in America in 1950, and this fine, newly illustrated collection includesPippi Goes on BoardandPippi in the South Seas. Pippi makes reading pure pleasure.(Ages 7 to 10)