Pippi Longstocking
(Astrid Lindgren)
Able to climb tall trees, scale buildings, lift policemen with her bare hands! This is the story of Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking. With her father away being a pirate on the south seas, Pippi lives alone, with the exception of her monkey (Mr. Nielsen) and her horse (named ?horse?), in their home, which is called Villa Villekula. Whether she is out rescuing children from burning buildings, playing tag with policemen, or dancing with crooks trying to rob her house, she always has a good time. The neighbor children, Tommy and Annika, have never met anyone quite like Pippi before. She doesn?t bother herself with the droll tasks most children must endure, such as going to school or being talked down to by adults. Each chapter is a new adventure?Pippi?s feats of strength, wrestling the strongest man in the circus; swashbuckling stories of her adventures on the high seas with her father, on his ship, the ?Primrose Squarp?; hunts for buried treasure; her grandmothers zany maid, Milan (who never sweeps under the beds); fancy coffee parties with uppity ladies; and most of all, coming to someone?s rescue. Proof of her wild adventures is a suitcase filled with gold coins, which provide for her while she lives alone.
While Pippi may be precocious, with her own, unique, outlook on life, no one can argue the fact that she is caring, kind and generous. Even with thieves, bullies, and crooks, she never treats anyone unkindly. The excitement and humor of this tale made is a sure favorite in Sweeden, where it was originaly published, and it soon caught on when it reached America in 1950. So far, the book has been published in nearly sixty languages, and is loved by readers? world wide. If you have children, or are just a child at heart, this is the book to read.
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