Pippi Longstocking

by Astrid Lindgren
illustrated by Lauren Child

Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She lives in Villa Villekulla with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. She spends her days arranging adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull’s tail!

Generations of children have fallen in love with Pippi Longstocking. Just like Tommy and Annika, readers are instantly charmed by her warmth and sense of fun. This sumptuous gift edition has a sparkling new translation, and throughout there are wonderful collage pictures from award-winning illustrator, Lauren Child.

Astrid Lindgren was born in 1907. Pippi Longstocking was published in Sweden in 1945 and was an instant success with children. Astrid Lindgren once commented about her work: ‘I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other children may have some fun that way, too.’ Her books have sold over 145 million copies worldwide in 91 languages. She died in 2002.

Lauren Child has always loved Astrid Lindgren’s books. She vividly remembers the first time she read Pippi Longstocking: ‘I discovered Pippi when I was about eight years old and found her completely inspiring.’ Winner of both the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children’s Gold Award, Lauren has brought her own inimitable style to this beautifully-illustrated edition of Pippi Longstocking.

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