Best Selling Books by Astrid Lindgren

The kids of Noisy Village return in another rolicking adventure from the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking! Noisy Village is a small place. With just three farmhouses and six children, it''s easy to think that not much happens there. But the boisterous and adventurous children, including eight-year-old Lisa, the intrepid narrator, have loads of happy times. In this book they''ll go on sleigh rides, celebrate Easter, and go on a treasure hunt! From the beloved author Astrid Lindgren, Happy Times in Noisy Village will delight and inspire readers of all ages. Whether familiar with Pippi Longstocking or new to the Lindgren books, readers young and old will have a blast reading about the antics of Lisa and her friends. With beautiful black-and-white illustrations from Mini Grey, good times abound in Noisy Village!

A young girl listens to her mother tell the story of the first Christmas.

A delightful fantasy tale about family by the author of the internationally best-selling Pippi Longstocking books, now in paperback Nine-year-old Karl Anders Nilsson is the unwelcome foster child of an uncaring couple. Lonely and neglected, he yearns for simple things, things that many children already have: a warm and loving home of his own, someone to share his sorrows and joys with, and, most important, his real father. Then, on October 15, Karl simply disappears. Where has he gone? (Police are searching for him ) But Karl is far away from chilly Stockholm, in Farawayland, where he has found his father, who is none other than the king of that land. And now Karl faces a truly dangerous mission. Prophecies have foretold his coming for thousands of years. He, his new best friend Pompoo, and Miramis, his wonderful flying horse with a golden mane, must travel together into the darkness of Outer Land to do battle with Sir Kato, the cruel abductor of the children of Farawayland. Only a child of the royal blood can stop him...

These personal diaries by the author of Pippi Longstocking chronicle her experiences in Europe during WWII and her astute observations of the conflict. Before she became internationally known for her Pippi Longstocking books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. The diaries she kept throughout the hostilities offer her unique perspective—as a civilian, a mother, and an aspiring writer—on the devastating conflict. Lindgren emerges as a morally courageous critic of violence and war, as well as a deeply sensitive and keen observer of world affairs. We hear her thoughts about rationing, blackouts, the Soviet invasion of Finland, and the nature of evil, as well as of her personal heartbreaks, financial struggles, and trials as a mother and writer. Posthumously published in Sweden to great international acclaim, these diaries were called in the Swedish press an "unparalleled war narrative," "unprecedented." and a "shocking history lesson." Illustrated with family photographs, newspaper clippings, and facsimile pages, Lindgren''s diaries provide an intensely personal and vivid account of Europe during the war.

The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades. Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a pet monkey named Mr. Nilsson. Whether Pippi''s scrubbing her floors, doing arithmetic, or stirring things up at a fancy tea party, her flair for the outrageous always seems to lead to another adventure. "A rollicking story." —The Horn Book

After running away from the orphanage, nine-year-old Rasmus finds the outside world cold and unfriendly until he meets "Paradise Oscar" who helps him find a new home.

When Pippi’s father, the king, sends for her, she decides to take her best friends Tommy and Annika with her to Kurrekurredutt Island. The island is fantastic and Pippi has one crazy adventure after another! Pippi is even made a princess---Princess Pippilotta. But will Pippi and her friends really want to live on the island forever, never to return to Villa Villekulla? "Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for celebration. This installment is no exception." -The New York Times

Anything can happen at the Marten''s house - causing constant delight and panic for everyone concerned. Astrid Lindgren is the author of Cherry Time at Bullerby and Lotta Leaves Home.

Angry because everyone at home is so mean, five-year-old Lotta takes her favorite toy and goes to live in a neighbor''s attic.

Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala, the land where sagas come from.

The adventures of a seven-year-old boy and an extraordinary little man who wears a flying machine on his back.

When the Nyman children are around, anything can happen--Jonas, Maria and Lotta are their names--but their father calls them Big Noise, Little Noise, and Little Nut.

Ronia, who lives with her father and his band of robbers in a castle in the woods, causes trouble when she befriends the son of a rival robber chieftain. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

On a snowy day in a small Swedish village, mischievous Elizabeth gets into trouble when she hides on the back of a farmer''s sleigh and is taken for a very long ride.

Midge is the youngest in his family and he often feels that no one really understands him. But everything changes the evening Karlson flies in through Midge''s open window. Karlson is a chubby little man with a propeller on his back, the world''s Best Karlson full of jokes and tricks, and he lives in a small house high up on the rooftops. Midge has never had a better companion. That is, until something special happens on his birthday...

Five-year-old Lotta certainly isn''t going to sit quietly on her own in her room when the whole world seems against her.

Life in their rented summer cottage on Seacrow Island is sometimes happy, sometimes exciting, and sometimes tragic, but never uneventful for a Swedish author, his three sons, and nineteen-year-old daughter.