by Astrid Lindgren · OUP Oxford · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780192758231
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«Pippi Longstocking» is Astrid Lindgren's children's novel, illustrated by Lauren Child and published by OUP Oxford in paperback (208 pages, in English).
Nine-year-old Pippi lives alone in Villa Villekulla with a horse, a monkey called Mr Nilsson and a suitcase full of gold coins. Adults try to make her behave, but she prefers wild adventures with Tommy and Annika: she challenges a strongman, dances a polka with burglars and pulls a bull's tail.
The work was originally published in 1945 as Pippi Långstrump and belongs to the Pippi series; this 2012 edition includes illustrations by Lauren Child.
Recommended for children aged 5 to 7 according to the publisher's note, and for any reader who wants to enjoy a classic of children's and young adult literature.
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is most notable for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and The Six Bullerby Children, and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son; Ronia the Robber's Daughter; and The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her campaigning for animal welfare led to a new law, Lex Lindgren, in time for her 80th birthday.
