The World of Pippi Longstocking

If you are familiar with the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, you probably remember her most popular character, Pippi Longstocking. Pippi and her adventures are well-known in many countries in Europe and America. There are a lot of books and movies about this little rebel-minded imp.

There have been made a great number of literature and made many films about Pippi's exploits. The Swedish name of this glad imp is Pippi Långstrump in Swedish literature. Some popular books about Pippi are Pippi in the Seven Seas, Pippi after Christmas Party and Pippi Longstocking in the Park. The movie Pippi in the Seven Seas (released in 1970) is the very thrilling adventure.

Pippi is the girl that every boy or girl dreams to be and she lets us see that everything is possible. This kid is the public enemy number one in positive way and her acts are sometimes unusual. She does what she wants and wants things to be done her way. Although Pippi is about 10 years old girl she is clever and understands countless of things. But Pippi is a inventive liar too. There is one thing that a lot of children know about Pippi and this is that this kid is extremely strong. She can easily raise her horse Little Old Man from one place to another.

Pippi has some good pals but the best friends are Tommy and Annika, the kids who live close to the Pippi's colorful and huge house, "Villa Villekulla". Sure, Pippi's good friends are her pet animals, a pet monkey Mr. Nilsson and Little Old Man.

This enthusiastic pigtailed girl with mismatched thigh-high stockings is very often shown to be happy and has optimistic approach although she is in trouble. She is not at all malicious and understands what is right and what is wrong. Pippi would like to to care for her friends but not like certain people such as the teacher of her friends. However, Pippi never means genuine harm to anyone.

Astrid Lindgren made the first Pippi book in 1945 and many original Pippi movies have created a long time ago. The Swedish performer Inger Nilsson, who was known for her portrayal of Pippi was born in 1959, so Inger Nilsson was about ten years old in those days she acted in the old Pippi movies. Astrid Lindgren who created a lot of well-known characters and stories passed away in 2002 in the age of 94. If you are acquainted with her life's work you might know stories about The Children Of Noisy Village, Seacrow Island, Ronia The Robber's Daughter, Karlsson-On-The-Roof, The Brothers Lionheart and Emil Of Lonneberga.

There have been made a lot of animated cartoon versions of Pippi Longstocking and these films are also well-liked. These animated films are in DVDs and they are very different compared to early Pippi films.