Read the book that inspired Studio Ghibli's series, Ronja the Robber's Daughter A thrilling adventure crafted by the author of Pippi Longstocking On the night Ronia was born, a thunderstorm raged over the mountain, but in Matt's castle and among his band of robbers there was only joy - for Matt now had a spirited little black-haired daughter. Soon Ronia learns to dance and yell with the robbers, but it is alone in the forest that she feels truly at home. Then one day Ronia meets Birk, the son of Matt's arch-enemy. Soon after Ronia and Birk become friends the worst...
Read the book that inspired Studio Ghibli's series, Ronja the Robber's Daughter A thrilling adventure crafted by the author of Pippi Lon...
Let the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village The noisy children of three neighboring families are celebrating the season by baking cookies, cutting and decorating trees, eating fruitcake and tarts, and opening Christmas gifts. With illustrations by Ilon Wikland, the master storyteller Astrid Lindgren takes us through Christmas in the Noisy Village
Let the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village The noisy children of three neighboring families ar...
An enticing, newly illustrated collection of the enduringly popular Pippi stories. Since Pippi Longstocking was first published in 1950, the escapades of the incomparable Pippi, the girl with upside-down braids and no parents to tell her what to do, have delighted boys and girls alike. Now, for the first time, Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Goes on Board, andPippi in the South Seas are all together in one bumper volume, with new illustrations in full-color and black-and-white.The collection is an ideal introduction for anyone discovering Pippi for the first time, while confirmed fans...
An enticing, newly illustrated collection of the enduringly popular Pippi stories. Since Pippi Longstocking was first published in 1950, the escapades...
Little Lotta has Big troubles Poor Lotta is having a very bad day. First, she wakes up mad because in her dream her older brother and sister were mean to her. Then, Mother expects her to wear a sweater that "scratches and tickles." Madder than ever, Lotta decides to run away and find a new place to live. After all, everyone at her house is mean, so she won't miss her family at all -- will she? This hilarious and authentic look at a very bad day in the life of a very spunky five-year-old is sure to resonate with every reader.
Little Lotta has Big troubles Poor Lotta is having a very bad day. First, she wakes up mad because in her dream her older brother and sister were...
This classic story of the Tomten's nocturnal visits to all of the residents of wintry farm has been reminding children of the promise of spring for decades. "The friendly troll Tomten will be a welcome visitor. . . . Highly recommended."--School Library Journal (starred review) "Wiberg's lovely, full-color paintings convey the hushed atmosphere of night in the Swedish countryside and also the sweet charms of the Tomten. . . . The gentle story with its eye-filling scenes is an apt choice for a bedtime read-aloud."--Publishers Weekly "A picture book of rare...
This classic story of the Tomten's nocturnal visits to all of the residents of wintry farm has been reminding children of the promise of spring for de...
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"This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again."--The New Yorker In this sequel to the classic The Tomten, the creator of Pippi Longstocking adapts a Swedish folk tale into a beloved children's story. When a hungry fox wanders into a farm late at night looking for food, the guard troll Tomten finds a way to keep the farm animals safe and feed the fox at the same time. "The illustrations have a luminous beauty. There's a kind, quiet calm here that warms the winter air."--The New York Times "Charming, hushed...
"This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again."--The New Yorker In this sequel to the classic <...
Let the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village Go crayfishing in the summer at Nocken, "dipping in the pot" at Christmastime with Lisa and Karl, and join Britta and Anna who know the best way to go about "nutting" for the New Year. In this gently humorous tale, master storyteller Astrid Lindgren takes us through a year in the lives and customs of six Swedish children living on a group of three farms in the countryside. "A timeless story . . . Each chapter has its accounts of highly inventive fun and distinctly merry Swedish...
Let the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking take you on an adventure to Noisy Village Go crayfishing in the summer at Nocken, "dip...
Wie Pippi Langstrumpf das Licht der Welt erblickte Ein Muss fr alle Lindgren-Fans! Das Buch enthlt das Original-Pippi-Manuskript, das Astrid Lindgren 1944 dem Bonnier Verlag anbot und das damals abgelehnt wurde. In einem ausfhrlichen Kommentar geht die Literaturwissenschaftlerin Ulla Lundqvist u. a. der Entstehungsgeschichte des Buches nach, das nach einer grundlegenden berarbeitung erstmals 1945 in Schweden bei Rabn & Sjgren erschien. Dabei vergleicht sie das Originalmanuskript mit dem spteren Buch und widmet sich insbesondere Aspekten wie Streichungen, nderungen oder Abmilderungen. Der...
Wie Pippi Langstrumpf das Licht der Welt erblickte Ein Muss fr alle Lindgren-Fans! Das Buch enthlt das Original-Pippi-Manuskript, das Astrid Lindgren ...