Pippi Goes on Board

I enjoyed the book thoroughly. I'd loved the films as a child (okay, still do as an adult) and it was so much fun to finally read one of the books. I have the other two books which I will read when my current ring and ray TBR pile goes down.

Pippi is the sort of child that anyone would want as a friend. She's head strong, delightfully silly and wonderfully over confident. Plus she owns a horse and a monkey!

Pippy doesn't go to school, lives in her own house, has a monkey and a horse, and is as rich as a troll. In this children's classic from 1946 Sweden, Annika and Tommy share adventures with this unique and imaginative character before almost losing her to world travel when her cannibal king father returns for her. Despite the book's age, Pippy still amuses. While it won't be able to compete with Diary of a Wimpy Kid for circulation, it is worth having a copy withing a library system.

This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.leafmarks.com & Bookstooge's Reviews on the Road Facebook Group by Bookstooge's Exalted Permission. Title: Pippi Goes On Board Series: Pippi Longstocking Author: Astrid Lindgren Rating: 3 of 5 Stars Genre: Children Pages: 78 Synopsis: Pippi and her two little friends have adventures at the Fair, on a deserted Island and eventually with her father, the Cannibal King. My Thoughts: A fun story with each chapter being a little story on its own. This is the type of book I show more would love to read to kids to awaken their interest in reading. It is short and well within their attention spans, funny and humorous and most of all, it is about kids their age. When I think of a "children's book", this is what I envision. And as an adult, it might not be the greatest of literary fare, but it was good for an afternoon's read. " show less

I never read the Pippi sequels as a child. They're interesting from a cultural and historical standpoint, and they're pretty fun, too.

Here comes that red-haired, freckled-faced girls again. If you asked ner name, she would answer gaily: Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Efraim's Daughter Longstocking, daughter of Captain Efraim Longstocking, formerly the Terror of the Sea, now a cannibal king.

I like this book more than the first. I didn't find Pippi so annoying in this one.

These books do have quite the nostalgic element to them for me. I loved each of Pippi's adventures as a child. :)

Pippi, with Tommy and Annika, adventure on the South Seas to hunt for her father, who has been kidnapped by pirates.