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by Astrid Lindgren
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This edition first published by Oxford University Press 2003. This is an eighteenth impression. 384 pages illustrated. 12.9cm x 19.9cm x 2.4cm. Weight: 300gms. Cover price: £7.99. Cover illustration by Tony Ross.
Astrid Lindgren - Born: Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson 14th November 1907, Vimmerby, Kalmar, Sweden - Died: 28th January 2002 (94), Stockholm, Sweden. Three Books in One + A Bonus Story.
Pippi Longstocking is nine years old, lives all by herself with a horse and a monkey, and does exactly what she likes.
Pippi Celebrates Christmas. - Bonus short story. This delightful tale was first published in a Swedish Christmas magazine, 'Julbocken' in 1949 but has never appeared in print since. Translated by Patricia Crampton.
Pippi Longstocking - First published 1945. Translated by Edna Hurup. Illustrated by Tony Ross. Pippi is full of crazy ideas and she amazes her friends Tommy and Annika with the wild things she gets up to. Everything is fun with Pippi around!
Pippi In The South Seas - First published 1955. Translated by Marianne Turner. Illustrated by Tony Ross. Pippi, Tommy and Annika set off on their greatest adventure of all - a trip to Canny Canny Island. They all have a wonderful time - but will they make it home for Christmas?
Pippi Goes Abroad. - First published 1956. Translated by Marianne Turner. Illustrated by Tony Ross. Pippi's father, the cannibal king, has come to visit. But when Pippi starts making plans to sail away with him, Tommy and Annika can't bear to see her leave.
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Publisher: OUP ISBN: 9780192753373 Condition: Very Good |
Issue No.: 18th imp 2003
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Postage & Handling to UK mainland: £3.50 | Price: £3.50
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