Pippi Longstocking

I would not recommend this book for children. It has very strong negative suggestions about of people in different parts of the world. For instance, there is one chapter where Pippi appolizes for lying to her new friends then says it’s because she stayed in the Congo for too long where “there is not single person who tells the truth” (pg. 18). I was horrified as I read this with my 7 year old.

Book cake. Exactly as expected. I got it for my 6 year old daughter.. We read a chapter a night.. She loved it! The vocabulary is a little difficult because it's British and also old.. So a lot of the phrases she did not understand. It Def uses very adult vocabulary. Many of the paragraphs are describing sceneries and such with difficult language.. But mostly she understood and what she didn't I explained. In short this book is timeless and every child should. Read it.

I loved--I mean loved Pippi Longstocking as a little girl, and I was excited to share this with my elementary school-aged daughters. As an adult, I realize how many instances of over racism there are in the book. I skipped over a few parts...

This book is the best. It's hilarious. It's got the perfect sense of humor for about ages 5-11 or so. Brilliant.

Pippy is strong, funny, self-reliant, and so entertaining. Boys and girls alike will enjoy all the Pippi books and come to love her hijinks and kindness. I read the series to my son when he was five. He would ask for one more chapter time after time. These are great first chapter books to introduce to young readers, but probably too challenging for them to read alone. Don't miss this classic character!

My 7-year-old daughter and I are reading this book together. She is enjoying the story laughing at Pippi's antics just like I did as a kid some 50 years ago. Yeah I'm an old dad lol

Fanstastic, engaging, and funny book, enjoyable by kids 5-10 and their parents, indeed. My two boys (6 & 8) are rolling on the floor every time we read a chapter, and quoting form it too. Love it.

I adored Pippi as a kid! And this novel- more a set of short stories- is great.Pippi is very anarchic, and demonstrates the capabilities of 9-year-olds, albeit in an exaggerated way. She is kind, stands up top both adult and child bullies, and requires everyone to treat her like herself, rather than an example of a class.This is a heroine for both boys and girls- my husband also loved these stories as a kid.Very recommended!

Grandchildren aged 11,10 and 6 all loved it and looked forward to hearing it each night. It had been difficult to find something that suited all of their age groups ( and mixed gender). I was concerned that both Pippi's parents had died, so I skated over that bit. Also it's a bit dated as some of the discussion of people from other countries sounded racist.

I bought this for my nearly 6yr old for Christmas as some of my European friends introduced it to me years ago. We’ve just finished reading it to her. She loved that it has colour pictures that “look like Charlie and Lola” and found Pippi really funny. I had to change a few of the words as I read it to make it more understandable for a British child born in 2015, but on the whole it has barely dated since the 1930s!

We love Pippi! Just a shame that the english versions don't have the pretty designs like the original ones or there german versions

I read this book as a little girl and remember laughing along with Pippi as she had her adventures and showed that you can have huge strength both physically and of character no matter who you are. I think she's a great role model for kids, she might be a little mischievous at times but she has a kind heart and is a loyal friend.

Great book, but I expected more illustrations. Bought it for a 2 year old, think it's perhaps better suited for slightly older children, so we will wait a bit, which is fine.