Pippi Longstocking

AUTHOR: Astrid Lindgren

ILLUSTRATOR: Michael Chesworth

From the Publisher:

The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades.

“A rollicking story.”–The Horn Book

Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another!

Leah’s Thoughts:

“Don’t you worry about me. I’ll always come out on top.” -Pippi Longstocking.

If you’re looking for a family read-aloud that is enjoyed just as much by the children as it is by the reader, give “Pippi Longstocking” a try. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, and your kids will be begging (as mine did) for just one more chapter.

My mom read “Pippi Longstocking” to me when I was little, so I was eager to read it with my boys. They adored Pippi and all her antics. Every night, I would catch them sleeping “just like Pippi,” with their feet on their pillow and their heads beneath the covers. More than once, I spied them reenacting a scene from the book as they played together during the day.

It’s hard for me to find a read-aloud that is truly enjoyed by all of my children, given their age range, but this was a winner! My 3-year-old asked for “Pippi” every night before bed. His name is Tommy, which happens to be one of the main characters’ names, so he was tickled by that.

My kids are 9, 7, 5, & 3, and they all gave this 5 stars.

When we finished the book, we watched the 1988 movie, The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking. It was so cute, and the theme song is still heard echoing through our house on a daily basis. 😉