Astrid Lindgren

Pippi moves into in a house at the edge of a Swedish village with a horse, a monkey, a suitcase full of gold, and no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She has upside-down braids and is wild and funny and her crazy ideas have a way of making anything exciting! Naturally, the children next door, Tommy and Annika are curious about their new neighbor. The three children have the most rollicking adventures on their own, with horses and monkeys, the circus,...

A picture book of winter scenes and of barnyard animals who heard many fascinating secrets from the troll who wandered through the farmhouse talking to them in their own special language, Tomten.

After Tommy and Annika entice Pippi into going to school, her first-and-only day there is unlike anything they ever expected.

Pippi, Tommy, and Annika have all kinds of adventures when they run away together.

Five-year-old Lotta decides to run away from home because everyone is mean, so she takes her "piggly" bear and goes to visit the neighbor.

The heroic Pippi Longstocking takes charge and rescues two little boys from a burning building when no one else can figure out how to save them.

When her friends Tommy and Annika have a day off from school, Pippi takes them on a far from ordinary picnic.

Pippi Longstocking's after-Christmas party includes such activities as undecorating the Christmas tree, opening presents, and sledding.