Lotta și bicicleta

Barnen på Bråkmakargatan #3

by Astrid Lindgren

Nimeni n-o crede pe Lotta că știe să meargă pe bicicletă. E prea mică. Mică? La cinci ani fără două zile? Dar bineînțeles că știe să meargă. În secret!

Pe strada Zurbagiilor, fratele ei, Jonas, și sora ei, Mia-Maria, se dau la vale cu viteză pe bicicletele lor. Pare foarte palpitant. Și distractiv. Dar Lotta poate doar să-i privească. Oare când va primi și ea o bicicletă adevărată?

Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) este cea mai cunoscută scriitoare suedeză de literatură pentru copii. Copilăria petrecută la ferma părinților, alături de fratele său și de cele două surori, dragostea cu care a fost înconjurată, aventurile copilărești și jocurile au fost sursa inepuizabilă de inspirație pentru poveștile și personajele sale. Astrid Lindgren a crescut printre cărți și a fost toată viața o mare susținătoare a lecturii în rândul copiilor. „O copilărie fără cărți nu este copilărie. E ca și cum ai fi izgonit din locul fermecat în care poți găsi bucuria în stare pură.” Cărțile sale au fost traduse în zeci de limbi și au făcut obiectul multor ecranizări. După Frații Grimm și Hans Christian Andersen, Astrid Lindgren este cel mai tradus autor de literatură pentru copii.

Ilon Wikland (n. 1930) este o ilustratoare de origine estoniană care a ajuns în Suedia ca refugiat în 1944. În 1953 a fost angajată la editura Rabén & Sjögren, unde a întâlnit-o pe Astrid Lindgren și au început o lungă și fertilă colaborare. Dintre toți artiștii cu care a lucrat scriitoarea suedeză, Ilon Wikland este cea care i-a ilustrat cele mai multe dintre cărți, inclusiv toate operele sale majore.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Swedish Literature, Fiction, Sweden, Classics, German Literature

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren, née Ericsson, (1907 - 2002) was a Swedish children's book author and screenwriter, whose many titles were translated into 85 languages and published in more than 100 countries. She has sold roughly 165 million copies worldwide. Today, she is most remembered for writing the Pippi Longstocking books, as well as the Karlsson-on-the-Roof book series.

Awards:
Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing (1958)

Reviews

[Sonja Rosa Lisa ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lotta hat bald Geburtstag. Sie wird fünf. Und sie wünscht sich von Herzen ein neues Fahrrad, denn ihr Dreirad mag sie nicht mehr. Doch dann bekommt sie zum Geburtstag zwar viele schöne Geschenke, aber leider kein Fahrrad. Lotta ist enttäuscht und mopst sich heimlich das alte Fahrrad ihrer Nachbarin Tante Berg...
❤️ Wieder eine zuckersüße Lotta-Geschichte. Ich mag Lotta. Sie ist sehr selbstbewusst, auch ein bisschen vorlaut und frech, und doch kann man ihr einfach nicht böse sein.
Sehr schöne Geschichten, die man immer wieder lesen und vorlesen kann.

[Ugnė Lukošienė · Rating 4 out of 5]

Labai gražūs paveikslėliai, tačiau tekstas gal kiek painokas, toks kiek gal ilgokas mažesniems vaikams. Bet reziumė - smagi pasakėlė.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh that Lotta. What a brave and determined little girl. Sure, now she expresses herself by crying and stealing (I'm sure it was justified in her mind that the bike wasn't getting used anyway). But she's just turned five, after all! And it is her birthday, and she does appreciate all her other presents. I just wonder how she's going to turn out. She might go diva or bridezilla, but I doubt it. I bet she'll be strong enough to make her own way, but still as nice as her loving family and as her adopted granny, Mrs. Berg next door.

And of course the pix by Wikland make my heart both sing and ache.

[Lina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up with Lotta. As far as I can remember, this was my first book of her.

And damn do I still love it. I wish I had it with me atm. But fortunately I know it by heart. :3

What I especially like is that Lindgren always, always clearly wrote with the best interest for children in her mind. She showed that hitting children is wrong, that children will always do stupid and reckless things because that is the only way you can learn sometimes.
That life can be just fun.

Lotta is realistic in her brattiness. She is demanding, loud, a bit arrogant, lies and wants to be special - though, granted, she's the youngest and a bit spoiled.
And she doesn't just demand things - if she doesn't get them, she'll go get them herself. While that is not always the smartest thing to do, it makes for a not only believable but absolutely charming child and character. There's nothing interesting in characters who only let things happen to them, safe it's when it's used to illustrate their problems in life.

Lotta's adventures are a must-read for every child, and a must-give to children for every parent. Astrid Lindgren's views on children and how they should be treated should be exemplary to everyone.
And it's just so friggin' funny!

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lotta is a 5 year old who wants to ride a bike like her older siblings. She hatches a plan to ride a bike on her birthday and suffers the consequences.

The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful. The story is cute and entertaining.

This is a great one for your child's personal library. I also think this would make a good gift, because its so wonderful and uncommon and about birthdays.

[Barbara Garvin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lotta was my hero when I was little and this was my favorite book for years.

[AURORA RU · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kā Astrīdai Lindgrēnai tas mēdz būt - trakulīgs un ļoti nepedagoģisks- nepamācošs stāsts, toties tik mīlīgs un omulīgs. Un ar karsta temperamenta varoņiem - man šī Lota arvien vairāk patīk! Kritieni no riteņa aprakstīti un uzzīmēti patiešām bīstami, bet beigas ir laimīgas.

[Jelka · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Lina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favourite books when I was little!

[briz · Rating 4 out of 5]

At the risk of being bludgeoned in the comments, the art is much livelier and beautifuler here than in the Pippi books. Wait, did Astrid Lindgren illustrate her stories as well? Or no? I actually haven't even checked this.

Anyway, Lotta is a girl turning 5. She lives in some charming, small Scandi town. She is gung ho on getting and riding a bike for her birthday. She lies in bed telling her stuffed pig (extremely cute) about these desires - this determination!! She is a very determined little girl. On the day of her birthday, she gets an impressive haul: giant breakfast in bed, giant cake, swing in the backyard, bracelet, some other stuff. BUT NO BIKE. How will Lotta cope? Not well, she's 5. But not, like, godawful terribly; she's not 2.

This book is just a bit too hard for me, German-wise, and just a bit too long for my kid. But, again, it features violence - even blood!! - and that basically ensures its spot in the bedtime book rotation. I mostly admire the gorgeous art.

[madziar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lotta chce robić wszystko to, co jej starsze rodzeństwo - Jonas i Mia-Maria. Jest mała, więc wiele rzeczy robi "po kryjomu" i opowiada o wszystkim ukochanej przytulance, Niśkowi. Gdy na piąte urodziny odkrywa, że wsród prezemtów nie będzie upragnionego małego roweru, postanawia zwędzić stary rower cioci Berg. Gdy ciocia zasypia, wyprowadza po kryjomu stary rower cioci i puszcza się na nim w dół ulicy Awanturników. Wszystko kończy się niegroźnym wypadkiem, ale najbardziej boli zgubienie bransoletki i przekonanie, że to najgorsze urodziny w życiu...

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lotta was soon to be 5 and she wanted more than anything to have a bicycle to ride, just like her older brother and sister. When her birthday came and she didn't get a bike, she decided to steal the big bike her nice neighbour owned and take it for a ride down the steep street. But Lotta was little and the bike was so big!
Wonderful illustrations.

[Inga Narijauskienė · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nuostabi istorija, stebuklinga knyga, fantastiškos iliustracijos!
Kai buvau maža, turėjau šios istorijos diafilmą, tad Lotos istorija žavėjausi jau labai seniai, bet kai pamačiau knygą, įsimylėjau iš naujo :)

* Žinoma, aš moku važiuoti dviračiu. Slapčiomis!

* - Kraujas! - sustugo Lota taip, kad nuaidėjo visa Pramuštgalvių gatvė. - Per mano gimtadienį teka kraujas!

[Denise {børnelitteraturformidler} · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sødeste lille Lotte kan SELVFØLGELIG godt cykle - i smug i hvert fald <3

Dejlig fortælling om Lottes stærke vilje, der både får hende til at komme til skade, men også viser alle andre, at hvis man virkelig gerne vil noget, så skal man nok også lære det (også selvom det kræver tid, blod og tårer!)

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The extremely precocious Lotta reminds me a lot of the young Ramona Quimby. Nothing is going to stop this young lady (barely turned 5 years old) from getting a bicycle! The colorful and detailed illustrations follow Lotta's birthday adventures and misadventures with humor and compassion.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sally and I found this at the library about 35 years ago.

[Kristal · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

Lotta learn a lesson the hard way about not taking other people’s things. Also, they really didn’t like helmets in the 70s, did they?

[Andreea Olteanu · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a nice and funny book! Lotta is quite a girl: determined and self aware! Amazing book for little girls

[Kaligule · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is clearly a book for young children, yet 30 year old me was spellbound by it.

[Agris Fakingsons · Rating 4 out of 5]

..bērnišķīgi jauks stāsts par Loti, viņas dzimšanas dienu un riteni. | 4,5*

[Marta Fridrihsone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dikti forša un dauzonīga tā mazā Lota! Tāds mīlīgs un nesarežģīts stāsts ar skaistām ilustrācijām.

[Elize · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 stars

[Emkoshka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute and delightfully European in its depiction of a sleepy village and the ubiquitous bicycle; what a liberating and joyful part of childhood that was! Lotta is a bit of a brat, but she does have a lot of spunk and self-belief for a 5-year-old.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance]

A 1001 CBYMRBYGU.

Lotta is disappointed that she did not get a bike for her birthday. When she sees her neighbor has an old bike stored away in the garage, Lotta concocts a scheme to steal the bike and ride it.

[Marie_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mein erstes Schwedisches Buch

[BetweenLinesAndLife]

This was a cute little story perfect for its audience including the moral message within (although I do have some questions regarding that! Lotta is basically stealing a bike? And kind of getting away with it?)
I definitely appreciated the illustrations in this a whole lot!

[Skylar Burris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too wordy. No real consquence for stealing, except she does at least feel ashamed. Not one I'd read again to my kids.

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

A friend got me this staple of my childhood for Christmas, and it was as lovely as I remember it to be.

[Tammy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun story! I liked Lotta.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

adorable little precocious child! But I love the illustrations by Wikland the most.