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I haven't read this since I was a kid.
It's pretty great! Pippi is just as delightful as I remembered. And I like how she does stuff -- and then her friend Annika does stuff -- that girls probably aren't supposed to do, or get excited about. But she's real casual about it.
I have to ask, though, who is Pippi? Is she a trickster god? Because she's really strong. I mean, I remembered her mostly as being precocious, and able to take care of herself; and that she lifted her horse on and off the porch. ...more
It's pretty great! Pippi is just as delightful as I remembered. And I like how she does stuff -- and then her friend Annika does stuff -- that girls probably aren't supposed to do, or get excited about. But she's real casual about it.
I have to ask, though, who is Pippi? Is she a trickster god? Because she's really strong. I mean, I remembered her mostly as being precocious, and able to take care of herself; and that she lifted her horse on and off the porch. ...more
Reading aloud to my 5 year old and it’s aged pretty well. We love the Lauren Child illustrations. I self edited when Pippi talks about her father being king of the natives. Maybe ok then, not ok in 2019. 🤦♀️
Lexile 870L
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4.0
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4.0
Oct 17, 2011
Melissa
rated it
it was amazing
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Dec 07, 2011
Kit
rated it
really liked it
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Jan 03, 2022
Jocelyn
marked it as to-read
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