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Pippi Longstocking “No, I don’t suffer from freckles”, said Pippi. The lady finally understood. Then she happened to glance at Pippi and exclaimed: “But, dear child, your whole face is covered in freckles!” “That’s right”, said Pippi.
Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story when she was off school. Pippi is red-haired, freckled, unconventional and superhumanly strong – able to lift her horse one-handed.
Pippi Longstocking, novel for children written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren and first published in 1945 in Swedish. The collection of stories about the supremely independent and self-sufficient little girl became immensely popular worldwide and remains a classic of children’s literature.
When the book about Pippi Longstocking was written, there was an ongoing debate in Sweden about youth delinquency, a debate that had been ongoing for a while and that Astrid was undoubtedly aware of.
Pippi Longstocking lives in Villa Villekulla. She lives here all by herself. Well, maybe not all by herself, if you want to be pedantic. Her horse also lives here. And then she has a monkey called Mr Nilsson. Pippi’s friends are called Tommy and Annika and they often visit and play at her house. Almost as often she is visited by Constables Kling and Klang, accompanied by Mrs Prysselius who tries to get Pippi into an orphanage.
Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is a Swedish children's novel by writer Astrid Lindgren, published by Rabén & Sjögren with illustrations by Ingrid Vang Nyman in 1945. Translations have been published in more than 40 languages, commonly with new illustrations. The first English language translation was published late in 1950 by The Viking Press in the United States with illustrations by Louis S. Glanzman.
Feb 9, 2022 · Pippi sends a request to her father, Captain Longstocking, on a remote island in the South Pacific, for some unusual flower seeds so she may enter the town’s...
Jan 28, 2022 · Following their stay on the exotic island it is time to go home. After rescuing Thunder Karlson and Bloom from a deserted island they set sail for home. En...
Local crooks Thunder Karlson and Bloom are always looking for an easy and fast fortune. When they catch sight of Pippi’s chest of gold, they are determined ...
Her name, of course, is Pippi Longstocking, and as a fascinating new biography reveals, her indefatigable creator Astrid Lindgren could easily hold her own among the stars of Rebel Girls.
