Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking
Friday July 11, 2008
Often referred to as Sweden's best-known author, Astrid Lindgren gained international fame for her children's books, particularly Pippi Longstocking, which has been translated into 91 languages since it was first published in 1945. In 2007, the 100th anniverary of Astrid Lindgren's birth, Viking published a new translation of Pippi Longstocking, with lively illustrations by award-winning author and illustrator Lauren Child. Have you or your children read Pippi Longstocking? What did you think of it? Click on "comments" below and share your opinions.
(Cover art courtesy of Viking, A Division of Penguin Young Readers Group)
Comments
I wanted to read Pippi to my daughter and looked at this edition but much as I admire Lauren Child’s style, I think with the Charlie & Lola tv show, magazine, etc, her distinctive look has become too much associated with the Lola character & that would make it difficult for children to come to Pippi with no preconceptions. So I decided to go for the Quentin Blake version - although his style is just as distinctive - but no big tv show so doesn’t come with all that baggage.