Pippi Longstocking - Softcover

Lindgren, Astrid

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192793799 ISBN 13: 9780192793799

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2015

Synopsis

Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children's characters of all time and is still much loved by millions of children today. This anniversary edition of Pippi Longstocking will introduce Pippi and her adventurous spirit to a whole new generation of readers. Nine year old Pippi is an unusual and unpredictable character, she lives alone with a monkey, a horse, and no rules whatsoever! Every day is a crazy adventure with Pippi, but what else would you expect from the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?!

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Review:

Pippi is an irrepressible, irreverent and irrefutably delightful 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 antics cause as much trouble as fun, but a more generous child you won't find anywhere.

Astrid Lindgren has created a unique and lovable character, inspiring generations of children to want to be Pippi. More than anything, Pippi makes reading a pleasure; no child will welcome the end of the book, and many will return to Pippi Longstocking again and again. Simply put, Pippi is irresistible. (Ages 9 to 12)

Review:

Generations of children have grown up loving these wonderful stories about the invincible girl with the unforgettable name. (Manchester Evening News)

I read this book to my son (aged just 5). He laughed so much that he fell off the bed! (Amazon reviewer)

I don't know who is enjoying this book more - my six year old son or myself. Pippi is a feisty character with a touch of the superhero about her and is as appealing to me now as she was when I was a kid. (Amazon reviewer)

Funny, charismatic Pippi is the person every small child wants to be . . . Magical Stuff. (Frances Perkins)

Pippi is in the great tradition of children's protagonists who subvert the adult world, whether by questioning it, like Alice, or simply throwing it into chaos, like Dr Seuss's Cat in the Hat. (Sean French, Dorset Society)

She's the greatest thing since sliced bread and twice as perky. For a fabulous romp through the increasingly ridiculous, I more than recommend this quirky spunky fan-freakin'-tastic book. It hasn't aged a jot. (Amazon reviewer)

'She just never does things as expected. And that's why we love her.' (Laura Tscherry, The Guardian)

I adored this book when I was a child. (Cressida Cowell, The Week)

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0192793799
• ISBN 13: 9780192793799
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Ross Tony