Happy Times in Noisy Village

Happy Times in Noisy Village
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2003-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1883937663

Welcome to Noisy Village! Well, it's not really quite what it sounds. Lisa, who tells the story, lives on Middle Farm with her parents and two brothers, Karl and Bill. Britta and Anna live at North Farm and Olaf and Kerstin live at South Farm. It is because the houses are right next door to each other in a clump as they liked to do these things in rural Sweden years ago, and because the because the children make so much racket that the farmhouses came to be so honestly and happily named. A large linden tree grows between Middle and South Farms and so the boys in the two houses visit each other by climbing through the branches--even the girls do it sometimes, like the night they all waited for Olaf to go to sleep so that they could pull out his loose tooth without his knowing it! That is only one of the many escapades designed to make readers young and old wish they could step right into the pages of this little book. Join the fun in this companion volume to The Children of Noisy Village (published by Viking Penguin). Illustrated with delightful line drawings by Ilon Wikland; translated by Florence Lamborn.

Astrid the Unstoppable

Astrid the Unstoppable
Author: Maria Parr
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2018-11-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536204013

Pippi Longstocking meets Heidi meets Anne Shirley in this tale of an irrepressible girl in a mountain village who navigates unexpected changes with warmth and humor. Speed and self-confidence, that’s Astrid’s motto. Nicknamed “the little thunderbolt,” she loves to spend her days racing down the hillside on her sled, singing loudly as she goes, and visiting Gunnvald, her grumpy, septuagenarian best friend and godfather, who makes hot chocolate from real chocolate bars. She just wishes there were other children to share her hair-raising adventures with. But Astrid’s world is about to be turned upside down by two startling arrivals to the village of Glimmerdal: first a new family, then a mysterious, towering woman who everyone seems to know but Astrid. It turns out that Gunnvald has been keeping a big secret from his goddaughter, one that will test their friendship to its limits. Astrid is not too happy about some of these upheavals in Glimmerdal — but, luckily, she has a plan to set things right.

Seacrow Island

Seacrow Island
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1590178688

Life in their rented summer cottage on Seacrow Island is sometimes happy, sometimes exciting, and sometimes tragic, but never uneventful for a Swedish author, his three sons, and nineteen-year-old daughter.

Astrid Lindgren's Tomten Tales

Astrid Lindgren's Tomten Tales
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: Flo
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-08-10
Genre: Children's stories, Swedish
ISBN: 9781782504610

Collector's combined edition of Astrid Lindgren's two classic Tomten tales, The Tomten and The Tomten and the Fox.

In the Beginning

In the Beginning
Author: Virginia Hamilton
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1988
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780152387426

An illustrated collection of twenty-five myths from various parts of the world explaining the creation of the world.

The Starlight Barking

The Starlight Barking
Author: Dodie Smith
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2015-06-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250088747

Dodie Smith's The Hundred and One Dalmatians, adapted by Disney, was declared a classic when first published in 1956. The Starlight Barking, Dodie's own long-forgotten sequel, presents a thrilling adventure for Pongo and his family, lavishly illustrated by the same artist team as the first book. As the story opens, every living creature except dogs is gripped by an enchanted sleep. One of the original Dalmatian puppies, all grown up since the first novel, is now the Prime Minister's mascot. Relying on her spotted parents for guidance, she assumes emergency leadership for the canine population of England. Awaiting advice from Sirius, the Dog Star, dogs of every breed crowd Trafalgar Square to watch the evening skies. The message they receive is a disturbing proposition, one that might forever destroy their status as "man's best friend."

Mio, My Son

Mio, My Son
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: Nyrb Kids
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2019-06-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1681373505

A delightful fantasy tale about family by the author of the internationally best-selling Pippi Longstocking books, now in paperback Nine-year-old Karl Anders Nilsson is the unwelcome foster child of an uncaring couple. Lonely and neglected, he yearns for simple things, things that many children already have: a warm and loving home of his own, someone to share his sorrows and joys with, and, most important, his real father. Then, on October 15, Karl simply disappears. Where has he gone? (Police are searching for him ) But Karl is far away from chilly Stockholm, in Farawayland, where he has found his father, who is none other than the king of that land. And now Karl faces a truly dangerous mission. Prophecies have foretold his coming for thousands of years. He, his new best friend Pompoo, and Miramis, his wonderful flying horse with a golden mane, must travel together into the darkness of Outer Land to do battle with Sir Kato, the cruel abductor of the children of Farawayland. Only a child of the royal blood can stop him...

Do You Know Pippi Longstocking?

Do You Know Pippi Longstocking?
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2015-06-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0192743643

When Pippi Longstocking moves in next door to Tommy and Annika they are completely amazed by their new playmate. Pippi is cheeky, courageous and completely unpredictable. She lives alone with a monkey, a horse, and no rules whatsoever! Everything is fun with Pippi around! In this story she performs at the circus, uses her super strength to stop two robbers, and throws an unusual birthday party. This charming heritage edition is the perfect introduction to Pippi. The story is published in its original picture book form, with classic illustrations that bring Pippi and all the mayhem she causes to life.

Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren
Author: Jens Andersen
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2018-02-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0300235135

The first English†‘language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren’s sometimes turbulent life as an unwed teenage mother, outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, and celebrated editor and author is chronicled in fascinating detail by Jens Andersen, one of Denmark’s most popular biographers. Based on extensive research and access to primary sources and letters, this highly readable account describes Lindgren’s battles with depression and her personal struggles through war, poverty, motherhood, and fame. Andersen examines the writer’s oeuvre as well to uncover the secrets to the books’ universal appeal and why they have resonated so strongly with young readers for more than seventy years.