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Pippi Longstocking is the girl that every child wants to be. Mischief and hilarious situations seem to follow Pippi wherever she goes. She lives all alone, is strong and rich, and very fun and funny. She carries out all her outrageous schemes and games with her new friends, Tommy and Annika. A... read more
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Summary edit
This is the story of Pippi Longstocking who lives in the Villa Villekula and her horse and monkey (Mr. NIilsson). Pippi is stronger than any policeman ever seen in all the world and is forever rushing from one adventure to the other with her red pigtails that stick straight out and her... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Pippi Longstocking: The cheerfully eccentric redheaded main character.
- Annika: Pippi's friend and Tommy's sister. She's a very prim, proper girl who's anxious to please. She also has very good manners and dresses up in her best clothes.
- Tommy: Pippi's friend and Annika's brother. He's a good-natured fellow who's more daring than Annika.
- Mr. Nilsson: Pippi's pet monkey. He's rather a gentlemen, and wears a vest and straw hat. He's very intelligent.
- Mrs. Settergren: Tommy and Annika's mother; a very kind but proper woman.
- Two policemen: Try to make Pippi live in a children's home and go to school
Quotes edit
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“'Have I behaved very badly?' asked Pippi, much astonished. "Goodness, I didn't know that.'”
Pippi -
“There was no one to tell her to go to bed just when she was having fun the most...or make her take cod liver oil.”
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“No doubt I should lie awake nights and wonder and wonder, 'What in the world is the capital of Portugal?' But one can't be having fun all the time.”
Pippi -
“'But nightshirts aren't dangerous,' Pippi assured her. 'They don't bite anybody except in self-defense.'”
Pippi -
“I'm going to be a pirate when I grow up.”
Pippi -
“'Hurray!' said Pippi. 'This must be my lucky day too! Policemen are the very best things I know. Next to rhubarb pudding.'”
Pippi -
“'Well now, Pippi, how much do you think eight and four are?' 'Oh about sixty-seven,' hazarded Pippi. 'Of course not,' said the teacher. 'Eight and four are twelve.' 'Well now, really my dear little woman,' said Pippi, 'that is carrying things too far. You just said that seven and five are twelve. There should be some rhyme and reason to things even in school. Furthermore, if you are so childishly interested in that foolishness, why don't you sit down in a corner by yourself and do arithmetic and leave us alone so we can play tag?'”
Setting & Locations edit
- Villa Villekulla: Pippi's home
First Sentence edit
"Way out at the end of a tiny little was an old overgrown garden, and in the garden was an old house, and in the house lived Pippi Longstocking."
Table of Contents edit
1. Pippi Moves into Villa Villekulla
2. Pippi Is a Thing-finder and Gets into a Fight
3. Pippi Plays Tag with Some Policemen
4. Pippi Goes to School
5. Pippi Sits on the Gate and Climbs a Tree
6. Pippi Arranges a Picnic
7. Pippi Goes to the Circus
8. Pippi Entertains Two Burglars
9. Pippi Goes to a Coffee Party
10. Pippi Acts as a Lifesaver
11. Pippi Celebrates Her Birthday
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Children's Fantasy: living alone, with no rules or grown-ups
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Pippi Longstocking. (standard series)
Followed by Pippi Goes on Board .
This is book 770 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
This is book 41 of 45 in 100 Books Every Child Should Read - Part 02: The Middle Years (The Telegraph). (authoritative list)
This is book 207 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Astrid Lindgren (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Florence Lamborn (Translator)
- Nancy Seligsohn (Illustrator)
- Lauren Child (Illustrator) - of the 2007 English translation.
First Edition edit
Original Language: Swedish
Publisher: Raben and Sjogren
Country: Sweden
Publication Date: 1945
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 160
Publisher: Raben and Sjogren
Country: Sweden
Publication Date: 1945
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 160
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 839.7
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Social Situations › Friendship › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Popular Characters › Book Characters › Pippi Longstocking
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( L ) › Lindgren, Astrid
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Action & Adventure
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Humorous
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Classics by Age
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Big collection of books von Astrid Lindgren: German edition for Astrid Lidgren's most famours book and a book tells the storys of Astrid Lingren
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