Pippi Longstocking
by
Astrid Lindgren
Translated by Tiina Nunnally
Illustrated by Lauren Child
Follow Pippi Longstocking on her amazing adventures as she moves into Villa Villekulla with a horse, a monkey, and a big suitcase of gold coins, and meets Tommy and Annika who quickly become her best friends. They join her on her amusing escapades – joining the circus, dancing with burglars and celebrating her birthday.
A lovely gift edition of a classic, brought up-to-date with delightful illustrations from Lauren Child (of Charlie and Lola fame) and a new translation, that will make readers new and old fall in love with nine-year-old Pippi. The modern makeover makes this title a perfect Christmas gift, and 11 stories in one collection make it extremely good value.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Lauren Child
Lauren Child grew up in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She is the middle of three sisters and both her parents are teachers. She has had a variety of jobs from waitressing to designing exotic, elegant lampshades and working as an artist's assistant to Damien Hirst.
Lauren Child is considered one of the most talented children's book author/illustrators working today and has won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato, the Nestle Gold Book Award for That Pesky Rat and the Nestle Bronze Book Award for Beware of the Storybook Wolves. Utterly Me, Clarice Bean, Lauren's first fiction title, was a runaway success all over the world followed by Clarice Bean Spells Trouble and Clarice Bean, Don't Look Now. Lauren has now sold over 3 million books in 19 countries across the globe.
Lauren Child
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