PIPPI LONGSTOCKING - (Book Review by Caitlin Smith)

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lingren,a Swedish writer who died in 2002 first wrote this book in 1945. This book was originally written in Swedish and the title was 'Pippi Langstump'. 

Pippi Longstocking is about a ginger haired nine year old girl, the strongest girl in the world who has no mother or father,lives in a Swedish town and shares a tiny little house called Villa Villekulla with a monkey Mr.Nilsson and a horse.This book was recommended to me by my mom's old schoolmate, Ms. Vannitha an avid reader herself. 

This book has 11 stories of Pippi's adventures.The first chapter tells the story of Pippi's mother who died when she was a baby and her father who Pippi says is the cannibal king was blown into the sea. Pippi is a very strong girl and she can lift a whole horse if she wants to. Pippi has neighbors, a boy named Tommy and  his sister Annika who live with their mother and father and she has many exciting adventures with them. 

My favorite chapters are Chapter 3: PIPPI PLAYS TAG WITH SOME POLICEMEN got me laughing out loud especially the part where she leaves them ladder-less atop her roof and chapter 10 : PIPPI ACTS AS A LIFESAVER where Pippi saves two boys inside a burning building. 
Other antics of Pippi that will make you laugh is she challenges the strongest man in the world at the circus and wins, she makes the two burglars dance the schottische when they try to steal her gold coins, she horrifies the grown-ups at a coffee party with her laughable manners.


I find this book cleverly written with words that will make you laugh.I highly recommend this book for 8 to 12 years old.