Pippi Longstocking's After-Christmas Party

From Booklist
Ages 5^-7. When Pippi Longstocking throws an after-Christmas party one night, the children delight in Pippi's way of celebrating: they gather in an igloo, stuff themselves with hot chocolate and cream cakes, and go sledding off the roof of Villa Villekulla. Pippi welcomes a new boy in town, adopts a lonely dog, and wards off a greedy old neighbor, but there's not much plot here, just an episodic story that's rather long for a picture book. It's hard to say what young children will make of it, but this has a place in larger collections, where Pippi's younger fans may enjoy it as a holiday treat. Carolyn Phelan


From Kirkus Reviews
At the end of Pippi in the South Seas (1959), Pippi and friends Tommy and Annika celebrated Christmas in Pippi's ramshackle Villa Villekulla. Pippi's After-Christmas Party, published in Sweden in the 1950s and not available in English until now, begins here. All the children come to a party in Pippi's snow-covered garden, where a trail of candies leads to a huge Christmas tree laden with goodies and presents. They feast on hot chocolate and cream cake inside an igloo, sled down the steep roof of the villa, dance and sing around the tree and, in an old Swedish custom, strip it of its treasures. Pippi welcomes a shy new boy and adopts a stray dog before the evening's over. She also vanquishes a child- hating old woman in a purely verbal skirmish, without resorting to her superhuman strength. The ratio of sweetness to silliness is perhaps a little higher than in the earlier stories, but Pippi spouts a bit of her usual inspired nonsense. Chesworth's combination of full-color illustrations and black silhouettes will look alien at first to readers accustomed to the Louis Glanzman drawings, but he has depicted Pippi exactly as Lindgren described her in the first book. Her fans will rejoice at the arrival of ``one more story'' about Pippi. (Picture book. 5-10) -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.


Book Description
Christmas is over, but at Pippi Longstocking's house, the fun has just begun! A dance around the Christmas tree, a feast of hot chocolate and cream cake, and a sled ride down the roof of Villa Villekulla are only a few of the events planned for Pippi's after-Christmas party. There are new people to meet and old friends like Tommy, Annika, and Mr. Nilsson to see again. Come join the festivities at Pippi's. "Sure to be a hit with Pippi's many fans as well as a nice introduction for the uninitiated." -- School Library Journal


Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swedish


Card catalog description
Pippi Longstocking's after-Christmas party includes such activities as undecorating the Christmas tree, opening presents, and sledding.


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Pippi Longstocking invites the neighborhood children for an outdoor after-Christmas party to help un-decorate the tree. Activities such as sledding on a roof, drinking hot chocolate in an igloo, being rude to the only adult in the book, and opening presents may appeal to children who relish a world where they can do whatever they wish, but the characters are shallow and undeveloped and events are unexciting and not explained in depth. The silly illustrations and the antics of the children may, however, capture children who love fantasy and like the idea of living in a world without adults. 1998 (orig.


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