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Rasmus and the Vagabond (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Eric Palmquist (Author), Gerry Bothmer (Translator)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)


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  Hardcover, December 31, 1960 -- -- $3.94
  Hardcover, March 25, 1960 -- -- $8.00
  Paperback, July 31, 1987 -- -- $1.90
  Mass Market Paperback, December 31, 1967 -- -- $7.00
  Unknown Binding, December 31, 1970 -- -- $0.65

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After running away from the orphanage, nine-year-old Rasmus finds the outside world cold and unfriendly until he meets "Paradise Oscar" who helps him find a new home. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Text: English, Swedish (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Hardcover
  • Publisher: Viking Juvenile; First American Edition edition (March 25, 1960)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670589594
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670589593
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,062,270 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Book as a Kid, September 10, 1999
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I must have read this book 100 times as a kid. I remember checking it out from my school library so many times that the librarian told me I should go out and buy a copy to have forever. I wish I would have taken her advice as it is now out of print. I recently found a copy at our public library and had the pleasure to read it aloud to my 7 and 9 year old boys. It was great to see them enjoy this tale as much as I had. I would read two chapters a night and every night it was the same old thing... "Just one more chapter Dad???" Reading about Rasmus and Oscar again after all of these years was like meeting up with old, long-lost friends.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Children's story, August 7, 1997
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Astrid Lindgren's book "Rasmus and the Vagabond is one of the strongest literary memories of my childhood. My family had a copy on our shelves for years until recently and I have been seeking a copy everywhere. Not just for nostalgia's sake, but out of a love for the writing. Rasmus is an orphan living a state home with a somewhat tyrrannical staff. He is made to pick nettles for the orphanage's chickens one day and finds a silver coin. This is a portentious event for Rasmus as he strikes out from the orphanage after resigning himself to never being taken in as an adoptee. On the road he finds himself lonely and sleeping in a hayloft with unknown companionship. The "Vagabond," discovers rasmus and treats him to a share of his breakfast and then a share of the wandering life of a vagabond as they run into adventure after adventure. Their discovery that they share a common stigma for run of the mill people for noone likes a hobo or an orphan. Out of this coincidence, grows a strong bond that ends in a scene of home that both wanderers not only need, but dream of. This is a book well written and exciting to the last with the elements of surprise, suspense, and comedy to capture the minds and spirits of adults and children alike
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, June 28, 2005
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I read this book several times when I was young. It brings together 2 people who society has forgotten. They both turn out to be great human beings. This book has adventure suspense and a great ending.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rasmus
My wife ordered this book for my grandson. It was one that she had read as a child and wanted to share the experience with him.
Published 11 months ago by Richard L. Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful story
One of Astrid Lindgren's best books, deserves to be better known and more widely circulated. The characters are realistic, and the story carries them through difficult times into... Read more
Published on November 20, 2004 by Jorgen Klaveness

5.0 out of 5 stars Astrid Lindgren's best
Rasmus is a likeable boy stuck in an orphanage because the prospective parents that come always pick the curly haired girls. Read more
Published on September 19, 2004 by Mary E. Kooistra

5.0 out of 5 stars I am a child again with dreams that never end!!!!
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Its like a kid running off and joining the circus. Like going to the animal shelter and always seeeing the puppys or kittens... Read more
Published on August 20, 2003 by David Goodsell

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a favorite
This delightful book was one of my favorites as a child, read again and again. I used to wish I were an orphan so I could run away from the orphanage and have Rasmus' adventures... Read more
Published on June 27, 1999 by Lisa

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