"Lovers of Pippi Longstocking will welcome this rollicking tale of a topsy-turvy world in which Pippi and her next-door neighbors put into practice some ideas about good times." - School Library Journal

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) was born in Sweden. Her most famous and beloved book, Pippi Longstocking, was followed by two sequels, Pippi Goes on Board and Pippi in the South Seas. In 1958 she won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award in children's literature.