![]() ![]() There’s also Pippi Goes on Board, Pippi in the South Seas… and I just discovered that there are Pippi comics as well, like Pippi Moves In. Tommy and Annika have a new neighbor: red-haired, freckle-faced Pippi Longstocking, who has upside-down braids and no parents to tell her what to do. (I don’t have the Puffin Modern Classics edition of Pippi Longstocking but I have Roald Dahl’s Matilda, which is awesome.)Īnother colorful copy, this one featuring the rollicking Villa Villekulla in the background.Īnd of course, that’s just the original Pippi Longstocking. I really like these Puffin Modern Classics – they’re affordable and they practically fit in your pocket. Pippi Longstocking: Book 1 Book by Astrid Lindgren (PAPERBACK). ![]() (She’s an author as well as an illustrator.)Ĭheck out this edition: Pippi in her original Swedish language. ![]() This version ( hardcover on the left, paperback on the right) is illustrated by Lauren Child, creator of the fab British kids show Charlie and Lola. (When I was a kid I totally had a stage where I tried to sleep with my head at the foot of the bed, in an effort to be more Pippi-ish.) This is actually the one I have it was originally published in 1972 and just look at it. Penguin is always coming out with new sets of old books – Puffin Chalk! Penguin Threads! Penguin Ink! Penguin Couture Deluxe! I love them all. ![]()
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