I Want to Go to School Too

by Astrid Lindgren, Ilon Wikland (Illustrator), Barbara Lucas (Translator)

Five-year-old Lena longs to go to school and is excited when her older brother takes her with him to spend the day at his school.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Sweden

30 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1951

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

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a young tyke of preschool age, school seems mysterious and exciting, especially when an older sibling shares bits and pieces of their experiences there. When Peter tells Lena she can come along with him to school one day, she finds herself enthralled by the entire experience.

A good introduction to a school day for younger siblings, and broad enough to cover most classrooms/schools despite its age and translation from Swedish. The detailed illustrations enliven the text and even display some distinctly Swedish elements. Very relatable in words and pictures for children everywhere.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this on openlibrary.org. Like lots of Lindgren's picture-books, it's fairly long. But I think that it's charming & interesting enough that all but the wriggliest children will enjoy it. Lena is five and Peter is seven.

Lena isn't a translated name for Lotta, is it? I don't think so, because Lotta has two older siblings, and apparently Lena only has Peter.

[Preili Pipar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sellele raamatule pool annavad juurde illustratsioonid. Minu arust sobib lugu ettelugemiseks/jutustamiseks nii kooliteed alustavale lapsele kui ka sellest nooremale lapsele. Kui laps juba teab midagi ülekäigurajast ja on kuulnud koolist, siis sobib lugeda küll :)

[PleaseJustLetMeRead · Rating 4 out of 5]

Årh <3
Astrid Lindgren er fantastisk, og det vist nærmest uanset hvilken af hendes historier, man får fingre i. Jeg er fan!

[heliiinka · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jednohubka, kde jsou hezky popsané sourozenecké vztahy.

[Theres :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kindheit pur…

[Eva]

Pro začínající čtenáře

[Frans Kempe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Söt bok med fina illustrationer. Peter tar med sin lillasyster Lena till sin skola.

[madziar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peterowi rodzi się mała siostrzyczka. Przechodzi przez trudny czas, kiedy pojawia się w rodzinie ktoś dodatkowy. Początkowo bije ją, tłucze czajniczek, żeby tylko zwrócić na siebie uwagę i próbuje ją wymienić na trójkołowy rowerek. Po rozmowie z mamą zaczynają o nią wspólnie dbać.
Kiedy Lena ma już 5 lat a Peter 7, starszy brat zabiera ją do siebie do szkoły. Lena dowiaduje się, jak wyglądają lekcje, bawi się i je razem z dziećmi, a w domu chce nauczyć się czytać.

[Ashlaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Es war süß. Sehr schönes Illustrationen. Leicht lesen.
Es gibt aber zwei Jungen die kämpfen miteinander einmal, ob es macht ihren Kindern Sorgen.