Showing posts with label Astrid Lindgren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Astrid Lindgren. Show all posts

Monday, September 1, 2025

Literature. Part hundred twenty six.

                                         Kerstin and I by Astrid Lindgren.

Kerstin and Barbro are twins. They are teenage girls. The sisters move from a big city to a village.

The book describes the lives and events of the characters.

Kerstin and her twin sister Barbro realize that things are different in the village. Also, they meet other people.

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Literature. Part hundred nine.

                                                    A Kalle Blomkvist Mystery: Master Detective by Astrid Lindgren.

Several children fought for a magical stone, Stormumriken.

They met with other people. Also, different adventures happened with the characters.

At the end they were fine.

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Thursday, January 4, 2024

Literature. Part hundred six.

                                                  Mio, My Son by Astrid Lindgren.

Bo Vilhelm Olsson or Bosse lives with people who dislike him.

Bosse gets the golden apple and finds the Genie. Then he finds himself in a magical land and finds out that his name is Mio, his father is the king of the country, and he is a prince.

Jum-Jum is Mio's friend. Also, his father gives the horse Miramis.

The characters met with evil knight Kato in this country.

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Literature. Part hundred two.

                                       The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren.

This is a fantasy novel. Jonatan and Karl are brothers. Karl had an ill.

After death they go to Nangijala. There the boys have different adventures. They meet with other people in this place.

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Famous people and their quotes. Part eighty four.

                                                           Astrid Lindgren.
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“If I have managed to brighten up even one gloomy childhood – then I’m satisfied.”

“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”

“I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.”

Friday, April 1, 2022

Literature. Part eighty five.

                                   The Six Bullerby Children by Astrid Lindgren.

In Swedish little village there are three houses. Here children live with their parents. There are only six children.

Lisa is a character and narrator. She tells about different life moments and adventures.

Lisa has two older brothers named Lasse and Bosse. Also, in the village, there are two sisters Britta and Anna. And boy Olle and his younger sister Kerstin.

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Literature. Part sixty seven.

                                                      Ronia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren.

Ronia was the only daughter in her family. Her parents were Matt and Lovis. They were living in the castle. Their house was situated in the forest among trees. 

One day Ronia met Birk Borkason. This boy was the son of another robber. Their families became enemies. But Ronia and Birk were friends and helped each other. They had difficulties and disagreements with their parents.

At the end families made up. Ronia and Birk Borkason decided that they’ll choose their own paths in life.

This book was translated to many languages. There are different movies and cartoons about this story.

Source of image:

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Friday, January 3, 2020

Literature. Part fifty eight.

                                                    Karlsson on the Roof by Astrid Lindgren.

Karlsson is the main character of these books: Karlsson on the Roof, Karlsson Flies Again, Karlsson on the Roof is Sneaking Around Again by Astrid Lindgren.

He is very short and lives in his small house on the roof. Also, Karlsson has a propeller on his back. He can fly on it. Karlsson is a selfish person. He had one friend named Svante (Midge).

Many people don't believe in Karlsson. Midge's family doesn't know about a "person with propeller", too. Svante has a father and a mother, as well as an older brother and a sister. Later they noticed Karlsson.

Freken Bok is a nanny in the family. She had a lot of negative emotions after meeting with Karlsson.

Midge and his friend had a lot of adventures in these books. This story was translated to different languages. There are many illustrations, cartoons, and movies about this character.




Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Literature. Part twenty six.

                                  Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren.

Pippi Longstocking is a nine-year-old Swedish girl. She lives in her own house with two animals: monkey and horse.

Pippi has two best friends: Tommy and Annika. These children have a lot of adventures during long novel.

Main character's Father is an African king, Mother died when Pippi Longstocking was a little baby, so she became an angel.


Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Literature. Part twenty.

                                    Emil of Lonneberga by Astrid Lindgren.

Emil Svensson lives in Swedish village Lonneberga. He has parents Alma and Anton, younger sister Ida, and two servants Lina and Alfred.

Boy is very active. Emil does several pranks in a day. He is friends with Alfred. In winter Emil's best friend has blood poisoning. The boy takes him to the doctor in a snowfall.

So many people in village understand that Emil Svensson is a good boy.

Monday, October 10, 2016

Great people: Astrid Lindgren.

Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson Lindgren was born on November 14, 1907, in Sweden, Vimmerby. She wrote famous books for children such as: Pippi Longstocking, Karlsson-on-the Roof, Emil of Lonneberga.

Astrid had older brother and two youger sisters.

Many of her books were translated to many languages. Make movies, cartoons, and plays.

Astrid Lindgren's characters are little children. They often have adventures and make many good things. Writer used different genres: drama, comedy, fairy tale. There are many funny moments in her books.

Children's writer died on January 28, 2002, in Sweden, Stockholm.