Pippi Longstocking [Gift Edition] by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking [Gift Edition] by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking [Gift Edition] by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi Longstocking [Gift Edition] by Astrid Lindgren

Pippi Longstocking [Gift Edition] by Astrid Lindgren

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Illustrated by Lauren Child
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old. She has just moved into Villa Villekulla where she lives all by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase full of gold coins. The grown-ups in the village try to make Pippi behave in ways that they think a little girl should, but Pippi has other ideas. She would much rather spend her days arranging wild, exciting adventures to enjoy with her neighbours, Tommy and Annika, or entertaining everyone she meets with her outrageous stories. Pippi thinks nothing of wrestling a circus strongman, dancing a polka with burglars, or tugging a bull's tail.

Generations of children have fallen in love with Pippi Longstocking. Just like Tommy and Annika, readers are instantly charmed by her warmth and sense of fun. Astrid Lindgren's children's classic first appeared in 1945. Astrid once commented, 'I write to amuse the child within me, and can only hope that other children may have some fun that way, too.'

When she was growing up, Lauren Child loved Astrid Lindgren's books. She remembers: 'I discovered Pippi when I was about eight years old and found her completely inspiring.' Known and loved as the creator of some equally feisty little girls - notably Clarice Bean and Lola - Lauren has brought her own inimitable style to this beautifully-illustrated edition of Pippi Longstocking.

Condition: Excellent Condition
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Age: 7-12 

During her lifetime, Astrid Lindgren was awarded dozens of Swedish and international prizes for her writing, among them the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen medal in 1958 : widely considered the ultimate accolade for an author of children's books. Astrid Lindgren was born in 1907. Pippi Longstocking was published in Sweden in 1945 and was an instant success with children. She died in 2002.

Lauren Child was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2001 for I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato and the Nestlé Smarties Gold Award in 2002 for That Pesky Rat. Lauren Child was born in 1967 and grew up in Marlborough in Wiltshire. She now lives in London.

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