Astrid Lindgren's children's novel Pippi Longstocking (originally published in Swedish as Pippi Långstrump in 1945) is likely one of the most well-known and famous Swedish children's books of all time; it has been translated into more than 50 languages and is loved and admired around the world.

The original concept for the novel originated in 1944, when Astrid Lindgren's seven year old daughter was ill with pneumonia and Lindgren told her imaginative stories about a fantastical and mischievous l More...

To be honest, I have heard of “Pippi Longstocking” when I was little, but I only saw the movies of the little red haired heroine, but then again I might have read this book when I was younger. It is just that I do not remember many children’s books that I have read when I was small. “Pippi Longstocking” is a popular children’s book by Astrid Lindgren and it details the wild adventures of an unusual girl named Pippi Longstocking. “Pippi Longstocking” is clearly one of the best children’s books ev More...

The following may be heresy, but, as Michael Dibdin says of his novel The Last Sherlock Holmes Story, it's the heresy of the true believer. Anyway, now that everyone's read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we can no longer avoid the question. What does Pippi think about sex? Lisbeth Salander is repeatedly identified with Pippi, and she's quite straightforward about sex. When she wants it, she goes for it; no shame, no hangups. It's hard to believe that Pippi isn't exactly the same.

Of course, Pip More...

I heart Peppi, or Pippi, if you like. When I was in elementary school, the Soviet television version came out (1982) and to watch the premiere, i would have had to miss school. (That makes no sense to me, but is true. Perhaps, it was a case of one of those silly occasions, when a weekend was declared to begin on Friday, and all the Soviet citizenry had to put in a day of work on a Sunday following. Or maybe the anti-authoritarian streak in Peppi was deemed slightly dangerous: not quite dangerous More...

i was thrilled by the thought of a new version of Pippi illustrated by Lauren Child. i grew up on Pippi. besides my wild hairstyles, she also taught me how to be spunky and lie extravagantly.

perhaps i'm hard-lined. but, certain aspects of this new translation leave me cold. Ephraim Longstocking being a "king of the natives" is too much to bear. too generic to process. he is obviously a king of the CANNIBALS, as anyone with an ounce of sense can recall. also, Pippi's full name changed from "Pipp More...

Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking (or Pippi to her friends) is one of my favorite children's fiction heroines. She was first introduced in Pippi Longstocking. She's stronger anyone, lives alone in a palatial home, has a horse and a monkey, and is the daughter of a pirate. Who could ask for more out of a main character?

For the BookCrossing Literacy Train I treated myself to a reread of Pippi Longstocking before donating my copy to the cause. This initia More...

As a headstrong little girl, Pippi was my heroine. I longed to live in a castle with a horse and a monkey, and live life on my own terms. So what if the plot was weak? The object of the story was to portray a way of life that many girls yearned to live. Her name made quite a good mantra, when recited while avoiding cracks in neighborhood sidewalks. Inside every child is a lighthearted rebel, just like Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking.

A rather odd combination of circumstances have led me to read this book. On one hand, it appears in a Norwegian list entitled The 100 Best Books in the History of Literature. The second was best-selling author Stieg Larsson's use of two Astrid Lindgren characters as a point of reference for his two major characters in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, namely Lisbeth Scalander (based on Pippi Longstocking) and Mikael Blomqvist (based on Kalle Blomqvist).

Now that I have read Pippi Longstocking, I c More...

Oh, Pippi-- pioneer latchkey kid-- she made it all seem so magical. So carefree. So...doable. Of course today social services would haul her in a heartbeat to undesirable fosters and dull her with ritalin. And who on earth would want to read THAT book?? (I love my 1950 Viking Press Edition with quirky illustrations by Louis Glanzman)

I found dis book really cute nd funny x
I want 2 be just like pippi! Xxt

I struggled with this book. Pippi reminds me of people I know who have no concept of their negative effect on others and take no responsibility for self-reflection. Pippi is like a bull in a China shop. In Pipi's case, she has no parents to guide her creativity and teach her how to control her impulses.

I wonder if the book, written by a Swedish author in the 1950s, was a stance against conformity and repressive social norms? Breaking rules for the sake of breaking rules can be as "common sense" More...

Saya tau tokoh Pippi sejak masih SD gara2 liat iklannya di Majalah Bobo. Tapi saya baru baca bukunya waktu saya sudah SMP dan pinjam sama teman saya. Waktu baca buku ini saya ketawa sampai terpingkal2. Ngebayangin betapa asyik dan anehnya kalo punya teman seunik dan se'gila' si Pippi. Setelah baca, saya langsung nyari buku Pippi ini setiap kali saya pergi ke toko buku manapun. Karena penasarannya, saya juga nyari buku ini sampai ke pusat buku murah di Terminal Senen. tapi gak pernah ketemu.

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I actually read this book when i was about 7 or 8 years old for the first time oh my gosh, it's been so long that i havent touch this book. when i was 7 or 8, i obviously did not know single world in english so i read korean one first. and recently i've read the English version of it. it felt really weird read the same book but in the different languages, i'll say. I was so unexpected to see this book in the library when i saw this book i felt like i met my old friend that i havent seem them in More...

Pippi Longstocking is a children's empowerment fantasy. Pippi possesses three qualities most children lack: freedom, strength, and money. No adults have authority over Pippi, no parents, no school teachers, even the police are only a source of amusement. Adults can normally dominate children through size and strength, but Pippi is not only as strong as any adult, her strength is on a Popeye level. Children are of course dependent on adults for money but Pippi has stacks of gold coins laying arou More...

The Girl With The Dragon Boots

Having read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, where Lisbeth is identified as a real world Pippi, I have been planning to read the supposed inspiration for a long time. For the first few chapters, it is hard to imagine how Larsson could have based the character of Lisbeth on Pippi. Eventually I learned to warp Pippi's world and squeeze it into the supposedly real world filled with rapists and thieves, where little girls have no super strength to get by on. I could the More...

It's a completely different experience reading this book as an adult than as a child, but still a good one. Barely.

Pippi Longstocking is a nine year old girl without mother or father who lives by herself with a horse, a monkey, and a lot of gold. She's super-strong, does as she wills, and lies like nothing doing. One day two well-behaved children named Tommy and Annika meet her, and chaos ensues. Actually, the entire book is a collection of stories about the chaos she causes, save for the last s More...

I suppose that many of us watched Pippi's adventures on TV when we were children and, maybe, some of her brilliant unconventional ideas are still stored in our subconscious. In my personal experience I still dust my parquet - floor skating on a pair of dust cloths, a technique she invented first, I suppose, and, oh yes! it's fun!

So, for those who have never heard about her, Pippi has been labelled as the naughtiest girl ever, a little 'savage' whose mother died and whose father was washed overb More...

Where do I begin? I did not read this book as a child so I was in for a surprise. Pippi is a nine year old girl who lives alone. Her mother died when she was a baby and her father was a sailor who fell over board. Most people think he drowned, but Pippi thinks he is the King if Cannibals on an island. Pippi seems to know a lot about everything. When she returns to her home in Villa Villekulla. She lives with her monkey Mr. Nilsson and her horse, which she can lift no problem. Pippi becomes frien More...

Having read this story many times as a child, but not remembering the plot or story line in entirety, I was excited to read this story once again, and be connected with a part of my childhood. I remember loving the character as a child, and often wishing that I could be as brave or outgoing as Pippi. After reading it again as an adult, I realize that while this is a far fetched book with outrageous scenarios, some of the events in the story are entirely plausible for a lot of students and childr More...

I had only a vague recollection of this book, centering exclusively around Pippi herself, her little monkey Mr. Nilsson, and the horse on the porch. I do remember one of my elementary school teachers reading it aloud, but I couldn't for the life of me remember anything of plots or stories. Since it's a childhood classic, I have long been toying with the idea of reading it aloud to my girls, but other, more interesting books have always gotten in the way. We found the audiobook at the library and More...

This is the story of a nine year old, red-headed girl. She lives in a house called "Villa Villekulla." Pippi is all alone because her mom passed away and her father is lost at see. Pippi meets two kids that live next door and befriends them. Tommy and Annika learn that Pippi is not your average child because she lives with a monkey named Mr. Nilsson and a horse.
This book is well written as it has a plot and a believable setting. The characters are developed in a way that makes the readers think More...

I happened to see a copy of Pippi Longstocking at my local library on a recent visit with my son. Remembering how I read every Pippi book I could find when I was a child, I just had to pick it up. It is no surprise that Pippi has been around for over 60 years now...
It is interesting that as an adult, I saw a certain sadness in Pippi's solitary lifestyle. I had missed that as a child, seeing only the adventurer and the amazingly strong and smart (although uneducated) girl who I wanted as my own f More...

Ода за нейно невероятничество Пипи Дългото чорапче
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Защо точно “Пипи Дългото чорапче” е любимата ми детска книга, въпреки тежката конкуренция на “Войната на таралежите”, приказките на Родари и ред други? Доста неща натежават в полза на героинята на Астрид Линдгрен. Да видим…

Радва ме потресаващия непукизъм на Пипи, това, че живее в един неин свят, в който няма как да навлезе нещо лошо. Никой не може да я убеди, че не е права – по това си приличаме. Инатът й More...

May: Read a book with a green cover. This one does. About time I read it. Of course, I've never really liked Pippi. We watched a couple of the movies when we were little. I hated the theme song and Pippi got on my nerves. So I avoided the books because of that. The book was full of little stories about Pippi's adventures. Some I liked. Some I didn't.

I unfortunately still don't like Pippi. I can't help it. She gets on my nerves. Maybe it's because I'm like the other adults in the book. I have no More...

Review originally posted HERE

"Pipi Longstalking" is an easy read and I can see why kids enjoy it. Pipi is funny and different and draws little children out of their normal, every-day lives with her wacky adventures.

BUT, it has no plot and, therefore, is not very attractive to adult readers. It's really a series of short stories that have very little plot or meaning to them in themselves. About 75 percent through, I started just skimming the stories because they were plotless and all very similar More...

(3.5)
I wanted to read a fun book and out of the blue Pippi came to mind. I recall what joy it was to watch her on TV, so I figured I'd read the book for nostalgia. Sure enough, the read brought me back to the wacky adventures of Pippi and her friends. Fun times.

Yes, Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking's not the best role model ...being unruly and such, but that's part of her charm and not the point (to glorify unruliness). To me, she represents the adven More...

This was my absolute FAVORITE book when I was little! I was Pippi for Halloween in third grade... heehee. It's about this funky little girl who's nine years old. She lives all alone, "which of course was very nice because there were no parents around to make her drink cod liver oil when she much preferred caramel candy." (I'm quoting from MEMORY here, because I read it so many times!) Pippi doesn't go to school, and she owns a monkey named Mr. Nelson and a horse that lives on her porch. She live More...

I don't know how to review this book. As a child, it was always one of my favorites. Pippi was wild and such a free spirit. And she had a monkey. How can you not love a monkey? I read this dozens of times growing up. I loved how she just did and said whatever and nevermind the consequences. I loved how she transformed the two kids from next door from uptight, perfect children into kids not afraid to have fun. But then....

I re-read it again last week and realized I really hate that kid. I wanted More...

Originally published in Sweden and translated for American publication, this story of an outlandish situation and character needs for you to buy into it from the very beginning as it tells the tale of a little girl who lives in a house by herself with a horse and a monkey and a suitcase of gold that is her inheritance from her sea captain father who died at sea, while she was sailing with him. Everything, like that premise, is turned upside down in the story as the reader shares the adventures o More...