Do You Know Pippi Longstocking? [Hardcover]

Astrid Lindgren (Author), Ingrid Nyman (Illustrator), Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard (Translator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Everyone knows Pippi Longstocking. For generations, even the youngest children have immediately identified with her independent spirit. Now, for the first time in English, comes this pictorial introduction to Pippi, who is incredibly strong and lives alone in Villa Villekulla with her horse and a monkey called Mr. Nilsson. Pippi impresses her more conventional neighbors, Tommy and Annika; she bakes cookies on the floor, performs her own act at the circus, takes on two burglars single-handedly, and has a most unusual birthday party.

Editorial Reviews

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swedish

About the Author

Astrid Lindgren, born in 1907, has written some of the world's most enduring children's books. Her works have been translated into sixty languages, from Farsi (Persian) to Zulu.

Ingrid Nyman (1916--39) illustrated a number of Astrid Lindgren's books and was the first to illustrate Pippi.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: R & S Books; 1st edition (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9129646618
• ISBN-13: 978-9129646610
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #515,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning illustrations! A must for Pippi and Astrid fans!, October 26, 1999

By 

Daniel Jackson ([e-mail]) (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do You Know Pippi Longstocking? (Hardcover)

I bought this book only for the illustrations. In fact, I gave hardly any consideration to what the writing would be like, but both writing and illustrations were a treat.

First, I'll go to the illustrations because they are the most novel thing about this book. This is the first Pippi Longstocking book every to be published in the US with the original illustrations by the (obviously) talented Ingrid Vang Nyman. Her pictures are amazingly bright and cheery. Great amounts of reds and yellows, blues, and greens were used. It doesn't seem like there was a dull color on her pallate. The colors on the cover are pretty much the only colors used throughout the book and the result is breathtaking. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying this is the Sistine Chapel or anything, but the pictures are so simple looking, clean cut, and almost "primitive" (that isn't really the proper word I'm looking for, but anyway...). I was persistently amazed on Ingrid Nyman's attention to detail. Her scenes focus on the main characters and there actions, but if you look around the scenes, the detail is wonderful!

Most of Astrid Lindgren's writing in the book won't be new to her fans, but the way she changes it is very pleasing. It is just perfect for young readers. I know that this is minute point that most people probably won't notice, but I loved the way Astrid Lindgren pulled the story from its original books into present tense. I felt much more inside the story this way and this shows her mastery and skill at writing for children of all ages.

This is must-have for Astrid Lindgren and Pippi Longstocking fans and perfect for those kids whom you want to know Pippi. At the moment, there are two ways in book-form to introduce kids to Pippi, the "Pippi Longstocking Storybooks" from Viking Press and this book. Although the intentions of Viking are admirable (indeed, the way they handled it is excellent), it doesn't fit for the age bracket that this book targets. Now, you can start children off on this book, lead them to The Pippi Longstocking Storybooks, and they're well on their way to reading the three classics!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children's Classic, February 23, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Do You Know Pippi Longstocking? (Paperback)

Pippi Longstocking is a children's classic. Kids can exercise their imagination, while following the exploits of Pippi who gets to do all the things kids think they would try if they were allowed to live unsupervised. At the same time, its all done with a wonderful innocence. One gets the impression that Tommy and Annika have the best of both worlds; they get to experience exciting adventures through their friendship with Pippi, but at the end of the day they get to go home to the security of responsible and loving parents.

This English translation is especially nice, because it uses the original Swedish illustrations. So many of the English translations have been re-illustrated by different artists, and lost some of their charm.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best illustrations ever for Pippi, September 11, 2011

By 

sasha - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do You Know Pippi Longstocking? (Paperback)

It is needles to review this great book, it is still the best classic book for children. It is sad that this old edition is the only one with great illustrations and enough in number. All of the later editions have very few illustrations and their style is kind of whimsical, definitely not for little children, in fact my children exclaim: "What an ugly picture" every time they turn the pages. I would love to see it published again in the same style with no any changes in the text or illustrations. I am sure many parents would love it.