Do You Know Pippi Longstocking? ANNOTATION
Tommy and Annika are fascinated by their new neighbor, an unusual little girl who lives all alone with her horse and monkey, performs her own act at the circus, bakes cookies on the floor, and is stronger than anyone in the world.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Translated into English for the first time. Pippi Longstocking impresses her conventional neighbors, bakes cookies on the floor, performs her own act at the circus, and takes on two burglars singlehandedly.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature
Someone had the idea that a character as wonderful as Pippi would appeal to a younger audience. And she does, except that the format they chose to use is so disjointed and strange that you see snippets of this and that, but no real story. They forgot about plot. And every child, even the youngest ones, upon opening a storybook will look for some sort of beginning, middle and end. The author, not surprisingly, wants to include all those quirky little details about Pippi, and hops from her circus feats to her birthday party with little to tie them together, then ends with the neighborhood children wanting "to play with her every day." Illustrations have a Nordic, graphic appeal, bright primary colors, and unusual (for American children) environments and details. 1999, Raben and Sjogren. Ages 3 to 7. Reviewer: Janet Morgan Stoeke
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