Pippi Longstocking

Book • 1945
Pippi Longstocking is a children's novel that follows the adventures of Pippi, a nine-year-old girl with wild red pigtails and long mismatched stockings.

Her mother died when she was a baby, and her father, a sea captain, is lost at sea.

Pippi lives in Villa Villekulla with her monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and her horse.

She befriends the neighboring children, Tommy and Annika Settergren, and together they have various adventures.

Pippi is known for her physical strength, unconventional behavior, and her ability to defy societal norms.

The book explores themes of family, gender, society, and education through Pippi's unique and liberated lifestyle.

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