Other editions of book Pippi Longstocking

The definitive Pippi Longstocking, in paperback for the first time!For over sixty years, Astrid Lindgren's irrepressible red-haired, freckle-faced Pippi Longstocking has been a favorite of children all over the world. This enchanting edition features an all-new translation by award-winning Tiina Nunnally and full-color illustrations throughout by Lauren Child, creator of Charlie and Lola. Child's pictures are the perfect match for Lindgren's text. "I discovered Pippi Longstocking when I was eight years old and found her completely inspiring . . . . an entirely free spirit," Lauren Child says. With a free-wheeling, playful design, this captivating new edition captures the essence of its beloved heroine.

The first title in the popular Pippi Longstocking series by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi lives with her horse and her monkey (but no grownups) in a rackety-packety house on the edge of a little town in Sweden, next door to two very nice average children, a boy and a girl, whose lives are never the same after Pippi appears. Her strength is prodigious. She can lift a horse or a policeman with ease and place them where she wants them. Her powers of invention are second to none, but Pippi would not expect you to believe everything you hear.