Astrid Lindgren, Author, Marit Trnqvist, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books $16.95 (48p) ISBN 978-0-439-62796-2
Marit Tarnqvist reimagines Astrid Lindgren's wistful tale of two children ""left alone in the world"" and The Red Bird that gives them hope (first published in 1959, and here translated from the Swedish by Patricia Crampton). Fans of Lindgren's...
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Astrid Lindgren, illus. by Marit T%C3%B6rnqvist. Floris (SteinerBooks, dist.), $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-086315-793-6
Goran, a normally placid bull, transfixes everyone in his small Swedish farming village one Easter morning when he is overtaken by a paroxysm of rage: "He thundered down the barn with such a terrible look in his eye that Svensson didn't dare to stop
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Astrid Lindgren and Ingrid Vang Nyman. Drawn & Quarterly, $14.95 (56p) ISBN 978-1-77046-099-7
In 1957, Pippi Longstocking’s creator teamed up with artist Vang Nyman to reimagine Pippi in comics form. Now the tales have been translated into English for the first time. When Pippi moves into Villa Villekulla, quiet and orderly Sweden will never
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Ilon Wikland, Illustrator Aladdin Paperbacks $3.5 (99p) ISBN 978-0-689-71515-0
Siblings Jonas, Maria and Lotta Nyman go on a picnic, visit their grandparents and generally stir up mischief in this vivacious novel from the author of Pippi Longstocking . Ages 6-9. (Oct.)
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Ilon Wikland, Illustrator, Florence Lamborn, Translator Puffin Books $5.99 (128p) ISBN 978-0-14-032609-3
Six children from neighboring farms have fun all year long in this charming book by the author of the Pippi Longstocking stories. Ages 8-12. (February)
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Barbara Lucas, Translator, Ilon Wikland, Illustrator R & S Books $10.95 (30p) ISBN 978-91-29-58328-1
This Scandinavian import by the author of the Pippi Longstocking books depicts a lively day at grammar school. Five-year-old Lena is eager to go to school like her seven-year-old brother Peter. So one day, Peter obliges. Lena is honored when allowed
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Harald Wiberg, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $5.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-698-20644-1
Moonlit scenes of the farmyard under snow show Reynard the fox prowling near the henhouse. He's hungry, but Tomten, the kindly old troll who guards the henhouse at night, shares his porridge with the fox and the hens are safe--for another night....
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Harald Wiberg, Illustrator Putnam Publishing Group $5.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-698-20677-9
In this luminous holiday parable, a mother relates the story of the nativity to her infant daughter, placing the events in a contemporary setting. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Harold Wiberg, Illustrator, Harald Wiberg, Illustrator Sandcastle Books $6.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-698-20680-9
About this imaginative tale of an invisible troll, PW said, ``The gentle story with its eye-filling scenes is an apt choice for bedtime read-alouds.'' Ages 4-8. (Aug.)
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Hans Arnold, Illustrator, Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard, Translator R & S Books $15 (28p) ISBN 978-91-29-65502-5
Most Beloved Sister (1949) by the late Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Lindgren, trans. by Elizabeth Kallick Dyssegaard, is the nickname given to the heroine by her imaginary ""twin sister."" The author gives credence to this common childhood...
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Astrid Lindgren, Author, Pija Lindenbaum, Illustrator, Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard, Translator R & S Books $15 (32p) ISBN 978-91-29-65821-7
Astrid Lindgren, best known for her books starring Pippi Longstocking, first published the tale of Mirabelle, a doll that sprouts from an enchanted seed, in 1949. Here it is newly translated by Elizabeth Kallick Dyssegaard, illus. by Pija Lindenbaum
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