Sorellina tuttamia

by Astrid Lindgren

"Adesso vi racconto un segreto che so soltanto io. Io ho una sorella gemella. Non ditelo a nessuno! Neppure mamma e papà lo sanno." Una sorella immaginaria, per una storia che tocca l'immaginario delle bambine ancora oggi, a distanza di parecchi anni dalla prima pubblicazione del libro.

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Picture Books, Fiction, Classics, Swedish Literature, Short Stories

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

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

[Lisa]

Beware of me when I get caught up in the Salikon that Astrid Lindgren's storytelling is to me.

Salikon is that other world where everything is a bit MORE than in our everyday drudgery. Salikon is where the good things and the bad things act according to the code of storytelling and make a comprehensible pattern of fairytale yarn. Salikon is where imaginary siblings share adventures that are designed for lonely children's imaginations. Salikon is there when nobody else is around to hold your hand.

Salikon's flowers are in full blossom when you need them most. They wither when reality needs your attention.

[Tanja Berg]

This is probably my all-time favourite fairy tale ever. A wonderful feat of imagination.

[Karenina (Nina Ruthström)]

En söt berättelse som tröst när en blir storasyskon och avsatt från tronen.

[Julie Bettina]

Ah, how I have wondered about the title of this book!

You see, I read this as a child. I loved Ylva-Li, the dogs Ruff and Duff, and the horses Gullfot and Sølvfot. I loved the pretty illustrations, and the fact that in behind the rose bush in Kari's garden, there was a whole world that no one knew about.

The years went, and I've thought about this book on several occasions. I asked my mother, and she couldn't remember anything about a girl climbing behind a rose bush (which was the only thing I remembered), so I thought I'd just dreamed it all. And then, while searching on my local library's website for books by Astrid Lindgren, I found it - I found the book!

I still love the artwork of the book, and as an adult, I understand what the book really is about: a little girl who feels left out because of the arrival of a newborn baby brother who dreams up a whole new world for herself, with a sister who only loves her. I found the ending abrupt and sad, and a lot of the feelings I had as a child came back, but now I of course understood what actually happens (as a child I thought Ylva-Li was a real girl). However, I think the ending was too abrupt, and I found myself a bit taken aback. But yay, I found the book!

[Ellen Sigma]

Det här är vad min hela barndom handlade om. Mitt liv blev altered av denna

[Jorė]

I only now realised how Lindgren's stories are full of lonely, imaginative kids - as this is not an observation you do as a kid. I think Lindgren was one of my most beloved childhood books author, and it is from the first page clear why. From the six-year old perspective, having a twin sister living under the rose bush, makes perfect sense. From the current one, well, still does.

[Alexandra]

It's the best book read to me as a child, turned into a favorite the first sentence in. Still as time pass by I pick it up from time to time and it somehow always capture me the same way as when I was a child. If you haven't read it I suggest you do :)

[Ophelia.Desdemona]

<3

[Annie Heiling]

Barndom <3

[Matti Karjalainen]

Astrid Lindgrenin "Kultasiskoni" (WSOY, 2011 - 2. painos) on niitä kuvakirjoja, jotka ovat jättäneet jonkinmoisia mielikuvia päiväkotivuosilta - eivätkä ne muistot ole positiivisia vaan pikemminkin ahdistavia. Lieneekö siihen syynä ollut Hans Arnoldin kuva, jossa kakarat ratsastavat ilkiöitä karkuun, vai yleisesti ottaen kuolemasta puhuminen?

Nyt oli aika verestellä muistoja. Kyllähän tämä vieläkin on vähän hämmentävä lukukokemus, vaikka aikuisena satuun osaakin suhtautua vähän toisella tavalla. Lapsena ajattelin kai konkreettisemmin, että Ylva-lii on todellakin oikea sisko, joka elää toissijaisessa maailmassa - kunnes sitten eräänä päivänä ruusupensas lakastuu, mikä toimii merkkinä hänen kuolemastaan. Ei siinä paljon lohduttanut ajatus uudesta koiranpennusta...

No, tällä kertaa kuolema ei tullut ensimmäisenä mieleen. Siskotyttö on mielikuvitusystävä, siinä missä Maailman paras Katto-Kassinenkin. Lieneekö päähenkilö luonut sellaisen mielessään, koska on yksinäinen ja kokee "isän tykkäävän eniten äidistä ja äidin uudesta pikkuveljestä"? Lopussa kuvatun siskon kuoleman voisi kuvitella symboloivan uuden alkua; päähenkilö huomaa äidin olleen huolissaan hänen koko päivän kestäneestä poissaolostaan, eikä mielikuvitusystävälle ole enää muutenkaan tarvetta kun kuvioihin saapuu koira. Mene ja tiedä!

Jäin edelleen kuitenkin epätietoiseksi siitä, lukisinko "Kultasiskoa" edelleenkään ihan pienelle lapselle, vai pitäisikö teokseen suhtautua enemmänkin ns. aikuisille suunnattuna kuvakirjana.

[Sofia Basile]

Hjärtat gråter <3

[Emma L.B.]

So short. So sad. So... Short.

Is was such a short book (or audio book, as I listened to it read by Astrid herself), I didn't really get any thoughts about it. It was short, is was sweet and, for some reason even though it was so short, it was very, very sad. It made me think, a lot. It almost made me cry even. How can such a short story make me so sad? Oh I wish is was longer!

As I'm watching the movie right now, I can already feel the tears coming. There's just so much emotion behind this story, I don't quite understand it.

[Nai]

Even though it's a children's book, I love it! It has become my safe rock, as well as a connection between my cousin and I (her being 8, and me being 16). Despite the fact that we're only cousins, Camille and I's relationship feels more like sisterhood then anything else. Because of this book, once a month we sit down together and get lost in Lalla-Lee's world full of magic forests, golden horses, and sweet poodle pups. Beautiful, but not in so many words, and diffinately one-of-a-kind.

[Nanci Svensson]

I still get goose bumps, at the age of 39, from just looking at the cover of this book. Reading it, I added crying to the goose bumps.
I would like to know what it is Lindgren moves in the minds of children as well as adults in this simple short story, because really, if one were (silly enough) to deconstruct it, the cosmic onion wouldn't reveal very much, i think. And yet she moves...

[Eaven Backes]

This book was an important part of my childhood and deserves to be ranked along Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Where the Wild Things Are in regards to imagination inspiring, beautifully illustrated, fairy tales for modern child.

[Camilla Andersen]

This was one of the first books I read, and I can't count the number of times I read it.

[Mary]

I love you Lindgren, I really do, but what on Earth were you smoking?

[Cheryl]

A story about a lonely little girl, her imaginary friend, and, briefly, the poignant time when she transfers her love to a real live friend. Pictures are charming, if just a bit busy, and a bit twee. Definitely has that flavor that Swedish stories by Lindgren, Lindqvist, and Lindenbaum do.

[Mie Reads]

A short, beautiful,haunting, moving fairytale that made a huge impression on me every time I had it read to me as a child. Rereading it as an adult was a delight, and the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous, just like I remembered them.❤

[Sally]

I give this book 2.5 stars. I am happy that I finally got to read a Astrid Lindgren book. I have seen a few adaptations of her works. It had nice pictures inside and I liked the short-film adaptation of this when I was younger.

[Kami]

It was really fanciful and definitely held my kids' attention, but it was a little odd. I liked it, but not one I would buy. My ten year old daughter was mad about the ending--it is sad in a way. The illustrations are fun.

[Sarah]

Has anyone got a copy they are willing to sell?

My very own (big) sister owns this and it is our childhood family favourite. However we only have one copy and now we both have children of our own we want to share it with.

[medievalfantasyqueen]

A charming little coming-of-age story about a girl with a secret - a twin sister that even her parents don't know about. It packs a neat little twist at the end, and reads nicely like a children's story, hitting on the themes of childhood innocence, growing up and imagination.

[Sara]

Min mest älskade bok sedan barnsben. En bok som binder samman min syster och jag med sådan kärlek. En start till nyfikenheten och kärleken för det magiska. Denna bok kommer alltid ha en plats i mitt hjärta.

[Bookworms.161212]

Denna tyckte Nova va riktigt sorlig men sidorna flöt på
Hon blev ledsen och en tår kom sakta ner för hennes kind.
Men hon tyckte om när det dök upp en söt liten pudelvalp
Av N så får denna
4 av 5st🐶❤️

[Ramona Cantaragiu]

Lindgren has a preference for lonely, nonconformist kids. Here she uses the imaginary sister as an opportunity to explore how powerful the imagination is and how it allows us to create worlds where we find comfort, at least until we are ready to face reality.

[Naomi]

Om att vara barn och fantisera, och att bli äldre och sluta

[Sigrid]

Søt og litt sår.

[Carly Hales]

A little too out there for us. Very imaginative.

[Frans Kempe]

En söt liten bok om Barbro som har en hemlig tvillingsyster. En fantasy med djup.