A charming story about the everyday life of six children living on the three neighboring farms that everybody calls "noisy village" because of its "high spirits." Line illustrations.
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Six children from neighboring farms have fun all year long in this charming book by the author of the Pippi Longstocking stories. Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Text: English, Swedish (translation)
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Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) created the character of Pippi Longstocking to entertain her daughter. Lindgren was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her contribution to international children's literature.
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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My own son is nearly out of high school and will no longer sit on my lap to let me read to him. Imagine! The rascal! But I have two boys, children of my cousin, and a niece, who are beginning to appreciate my reading talents. Their mothers have not been slow to recognize my utility on that front.
Astrid Lindgren was famous in America, years ago, for her Pippi Longstocking books. I think those are still common in bookstores. As an ex-boy reading to a boy, I enjoyed Lindgren's Rasmus books much more, and I loved the "Noisy Village" series. Lindgren's children's books are deliciously old-fashioned and rustic. Rasmus is the Huckleberry Finn of Sweden, and the five children of Noisy Village might remind English readers of Tom Sawyer and Little Women melded together. I read all these books in Swedish, and I'm just becoming acquainted with them in English for my young relatives. The translation is good - not quite as idiomatically piquant as the original, but attractively brash and blunt. Boys will enjoy the stories as much as girls. The target age for hearing these stories is about four to six, and quick-to-read children will be able to handle them at seven.
Life in a village in oldtime Sweden was little different from life in rural areas of the Upper Midwest before TV. Parents also may feel the pull of that good-natured, fundamentally decent community. There are no tickets to the past, however, except in books.
Astrid Lindgren was famous in America, years ago, for her Pippi Longstocking books. I think those are still common in bookstores. As an ex-boy reading to a boy, I enjoyed Lindgren's Rasmus books much more, and I loved the "Noisy Village" series. Lindgren's children's books are deliciously old-fashioned and rustic. Rasmus is the Huckleberry Finn of Sweden, and the five children of Noisy Village might remind English readers of Tom Sawyer and Little Women melded together. I read all these books in Swedish, and I'm just becoming acquainted with them in English for my young relatives. The translation is good - not quite as idiomatically piquant as the original, but attractively brash and blunt. Boys will enjoy the stories as much as girls. The target age for hearing these stories is about four to six, and quick-to-read children will be able to handle them at seven.
Life in a village in oldtime Sweden was little different from life in rural areas of the Upper Midwest before TV. Parents also may feel the pull of that good-natured, fundamentally decent community. There are no tickets to the past, however, except in books.
43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Together with my 6 years old daughter we read this wonderful book by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren as our bedtime reading. We read the Norwegian version of the book, as my daughter doesn't understand English, but the stories are the same, and the charming illustrations are by Ilon Wikland in our book as well.
This is such wonderful, old fashioned stories, from a time when the most important task of a little girl was to play with her friends, and the greatest worry was where to find the eggs of the old hen. It is so important in our world today that children can dream themselves into the life like it is in the Noisy Village, where everybody knows each other, everybody are friends, and they live a common day to day life. We love the chapters, and my daughter can never have enough of the stories.
The book reminds me in a way of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, though this story is set in Sweden, and shows us the traditional life of the Swedish countryside from the middle of the last century.
I can recommend this book for parents and grandparents that are looking for a charming read for their kids.
Britt Arnhild Lindland in Norway
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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This is Nils (16) from Germany. I read this book several times. It's so wonderful. When I was 4 or 5 my sister read me the book for the first time and I think that it formed my life. It' just great. And I am just reading it again and think that I will do it again and again.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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This is a wonderful book depicting the simple joys of growing up in a small Scandinavian village in the early 20th century. The Children of Noisy Village get into mischief, celebrate birthdays and holidays and enjoy hayrides and picnics together. It's the kind of childhood we all wish we could have experienced. It's a beautifully written book and not sentimental. A great read aloud for the 5-8 set. Lots of fun.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
A Kid's Review
Format:Paperback
The book I read was The Childern of Noisy Village.This book is about a group of young childern. They do different things every day. One of the girls in the book tells about some things in her life and other people. The childern play and have a good imagination. Astrid Lindgern takes us through the year of six Swedish childern living in a row of three houses North Farm, Middle Farm, and South Farm. Many differnt surprises come through this book. This book I recommend to children and adults. This is a book for people that realy want to hear a child's point of view, and that loves to hear about the country of Sweden.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy this book now and give your kids the gift of lifelong reading!
January 8, 2007
By Ibsen Freak
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I'm 43 and remember every page of this book- My parents read it to us every summer- and its pages and stories have stuck with me for decades. Buy it- turn off the tv AND the internet AND the cell phone- and read it out loud to your kids- its the best thing in the world!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
A Kid's Review
Format:Paperback
ever since my mommy bought this book for me i have been diving in to it taking it on trips and reading it at home. this book is full of stories about six cheerfull and mischievous kids (three boys and three girls) who live in three swidish farm houses.even if your favorite kind of stories are adventures you will love this beacause it is a huge adventure in its own way.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read the Polish version of "Children from Bullerbyn". Answer for one of the reviewers: the names of the children were Lasse, Bosse, Olle, Britta, Anna, and Lisa.
The book describes adventures, daily life and customs of children living in a small Swedish village in 1920s. We recently watched a Swedish movie based on this book, and it was absolutely gorgeous. My 7 year old son watched it with open mouth and immediately asked for a book after he finished.
Obviously you do not need spaceships, laser guns, deadly robots or any of the modern aggressive characters to attract a child...
The book describes adventures, daily life and customs of children living in a small Swedish village in 1920s. We recently watched a Swedish movie based on this book, and it was absolutely gorgeous. My 7 year old son watched it with open mouth and immediately asked for a book after he finished.
Obviously you do not need spaceships, laser guns, deadly robots or any of the modern aggressive characters to attract a child...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super
"The Children of Noisy Village" is something that everyone should read. Doesn't matter if you are young or old. It's very simple, but teaches a lot. Read more
Published 3 months ago by dannyswafford
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Adventures for kids
This book shows the readers the adventure of being a child from a child's perspective. This already defines who this book isn't right for. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Katharina Gerlach (Indie Autorin)
5.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of fun!
My 9 year old Grandson loves this book and likes to read it to his younger brother. I think most kids would find this a very interesting book.
Published 3 months ago by Karon Richards
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love it
I purchase it for my friends daughter for Christmas hope she will love it as much as I did when I was a kid. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Julia
1.0 out of 5 stars
Slow
This writing feels stoic. I bought it because I have seven children and my home always feels like a noisy village. After choking down three chapters, we had to put it down. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sami
5.0 out of 5 stars
Children of Noisy Village
Bought this since I've loved the Pippi books for a long time. Not a bad story, not nearly as good as Pippi Longstocking, though!
Published 7 months ago by Carolyn J. Hilty
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The Children of Noisy Village
The book of my childhood, and of my Mom's childhood. Hoping to share these sweet experiences of becoming enthralled by the hilarious stories of the children of a quaint village in... Read more
Published 7 months ago by kasialilia
5.0 out of 5 stars
Joyful, lighthearted book
What a wonderful find! Both my 8 year old and my 5 year old are really enjoying following the everyday life stories of the little Swedish girl and her friends in this book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by AZ
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Wonderful Children's Story
The Children of the Noisy Village is a wonderful story for children to enjoy. My children are 5 and 6 and I have read this book to them multiple times.
Published 11 months ago by sara
5.0 out of 5 stars
Book is great!
I read this book when I was younger and I loved it so now I bought it to my kids and of course they love it too!
Published 11 months ago by Kamila
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