Pippi Longstocking (Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is a fictional character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series. Pippi was named by Lindgren's then nine-year-old daughter, Karin, who requested a get-well story from her mother one day when she was home sick from school.
Nine-year-old Pippi is unconventional, assertive, and has superhuman strength, being able to lift her horse one-handed without difficulty. She frequently mocks and dupes adults she encounters, an attitude likely to appeal to young readers; however, Pippi usually reserves her worst behavior for the most pompous and condescending of adults. Pippi's anger is reserved for the most extreme cases, such as when a man ill-treats her horse. Like Peter Pan, Pippi does not want to grow up. She is the daughter of a buccaneer captain and as such has adventurous stories to tell. She has four best friends, two animals (her horse and a monkey) and two humans, the neighbor's children Tommy and Annika.
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née Ericsson) (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈastrɪd ˈlɪŋɡreːn] ( listen)), 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter. She is the world's 18th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide. She is best known for the Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson-on-the-Roof and the Six Bullerby Children book series.
Astrid Lindgren grew up in Näs, near Vimmerby, Småland and many of her books are based on her family and childhood memories and landscapes. However, Pippi Longstocking, one of her most famous books, was set in Gotland.
Lindgren was the daughter of Samuel August Ericsson and Hanna Johnsson. She had two sisters and a brother, Gunnar Ericsson, who eventually became a member of the Swedish parliament.
Upon finishing school, Lindgren took a job with the a local newspaper in Vimmerby. When she became pregnant with the chief editor's child[clarification needed] in 1926, he proposed marriage. She declined and moved to Stockholm, learning to become a typist and stenographer (she would later write most of her drafts in stenography). In due time, she gave birth to her son, Lars, in Copenhagen and left him in the care of a foster family.
Kids need a little order in their lives. Especially if they can order it themselves!
Årets stora tecknade familjeäventyr!
Her name is about all you can handle.
Kids need a little order in their lives. Especially if they can order it themselves!
Årets stora tecknade familjeäventyr!
Her name is about all you can handle.
Plot
After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso, and monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood children to be haunted. Soon, two children, Tommy and Annika, venture into the house only to meet up with Pippi. The three soon become friends and get into various adventures together, including cleaning the floor with scrubbing shoes, dodging the "splunks", going down a river in barrels, and helping Pippi with the problem of having to go to a children's home. Older children will probably get the most out of this movie.
Keywords: 11-year-old, barefoot, barrel, based-on-children's-book, based-on-novel, boat, braided-hair, character-name-in-title, child's-point-of-view, child-heroine
Come see Pippi as you've never seen her before!
Great fun for the whole family!
Based on the best-selling book
Pippilotta Longstockings: I just love a man in uniform. Policemen are the best.
Pippilotta Longstockings: [talking to false teeth] And when was your last check up?
Pippilotta Longstockings: Im Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Longstocking, daughter of Captain Efraim Longstocking-Pippi for short-at your service/::Mr. Blackhart: Pippi? Hehe. Good morning.
Mr. Blackhart: I'm wondering if you'll be interested in selling this house::Pippilotta Longstockings: My house? Sell it! Hahaha, how can you sell a home? You can't wrap it up, you can't carry it away and you certainly can't fit it into your car.
Annika Settigren: You'll catch a death of cold if you stand around like that.::Pippilotta Longstockings: Since when do people die from being wet?::Annika Settigren: That's what my mom always says.
Plot
Pippi Longstocking, a child of incredible strength, moves by herself to a Swedish town with her monkey, horse, and a bag full of gold coins. She befriends two children, Annika and Tommy, shocks the adults of the town, defends herself from bandits, and has a reunion with her seafaring father.
Keywords: bareback-riding, based-on-novel, boy-girl-relationship, boy-horse-relationship, brother-sister-relationship, character-name-in-title, child-protagonist, children, father-daughter-relationship, female-protagonist
A Film for the Whole Family!
The most famous children's book of the last decade - Now a motion picture!