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A World Gone Mad: The Diaries of Astrid Lindgren, 1939-45 by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Biography
Before she became internationally known for her children's books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. These diaries, until recently stored in a wicker laundry basket in her Dalagatan home, offer a civilian, a mother, and an ...Show more
A World Gone Mad: The Diaries of Astrid Lindgren, 1939-45 by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Biography
'God help our poor planet in the grip of this madness!' As one of the world's most famous children's writers, Astrid Lindgren championed the qualities of courage, hope, love and resistance; and her preoccupation with these qualities was already in evidence in the diaries she kept during the Second World ...Show more
CHILDREN OF NOISY VILLAGE by LINDGREN ASTRID & (ILL) WIKLAND ILON
Category: Children's Classics
Do You Know Pippi Longstocking? by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Picture Books | Series: Pippi Longstocking Ser.
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 t ...Show more
Emil and the Great Escape by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Children's Classics | Series: Emil
Whether he's running his little sister up a flagpole, or trying to escape after getting locked in a shed, Emil's adventures never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path. But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes. A collecti ...Show more
Happy Times in Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Children's Books
Lisa lives in Noisy Village with her brothers and their friends. With so many children living there, it's a very noisy place indeed! Lisa and her friends race their sledges on the slopes, hunt for treasure, and keep a watch for pirate ships from their robber's den. Every day is a happy day for the child ...Show more
In the Land of Twilight by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Children's Books
Reuben lives on a farm with his dog Barney. Today they wake up and rush outside to start an exciting new day. They feed the chickens, pigs and rabbits, weed the vegetable patch and stop the naughty goats from eating all the flowers. They visit the cows, ride Chestnut the pony, and try not to get stung b ...Show more
Lotta Makes a Mess by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Accessories | Series: Lotta
Lotta is the little sister who can find trouble anywhere. She and her young siblings get into all sorts of scrapes. In this funny and engaging tale, a very cross Lotta runs away from home and moves in with the old lady next door. But Lotta soon begins to realise that, actually, nowhere's quite as good a ...Show more
Lotta on Troublemaker Street by Astrid Lindgren
Category: Children's Fiction
Little Lotta has Big troubles. Poor Lotta is having a very bad day. First, she wakes up mad because in her dream her older brother and sister were mean to her. Then, Mother expects her to wear a sweater that "scratches and tickles." Madder than ever, Lotta decides to run away and find a new place to li ...Show more
Meet Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren, Ingrid Nyman
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Pippi Longstocking Ser.
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!
Mio, My Son by Astrid Lindgren; Ilon Wikland (Illustrator); Jill Morgan (Translator)
Category: Children's Books
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, loving home of his own, someone to share his sorrows and joys with, and, most important, his real father. Then, on Oc ...Show more