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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
Reading this as a parent I have some inherent issues with some of the choices that are made. But this kids absolutely love Pippy (8+3 years) and really she is a rather entertaining heroin. And she certainly is a hero.
Its fairly easy for the kids to follow as each chapter is more like a short story with all the chapters loosely tied together into a book.
I remember loving it, my kids love it, hard to go wrong with Pippy. =)
Its fairly easy for the kids to follow as each chapter is more like a short story with all the chapters loosely tied together into a book.
I remember loving it, my kids love it, hard to go wrong with Pippy. =)
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
so fun.
chapters just the right length for a 4 year old. (two at a time)
chapters just the right length for a 4 year old. (two at a time)
lighthearted
In first grade, I wrote my first book report on this book. It was one of my favorites, tied with Heidi, Caddy Woodlawn, and Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. I read it over and over and the binding finally came apart. In the 50+ years since I last read it my tastes changed. The book was really quite offensive. It is a celebration of ignorance. Isn't it funny that Pippi doesn't need to learn anything, that she has no respect for others, that she is so rude she gets kicked out of houses? And the colonialism! I had this as a 5-star based on my 6-year old self's assessment, but I am afraid it's a 2 or 3 for this grownup. My inner child has died.
2.5 stars.
Although I know I read this in grade school, I have no recollection of the story, so I had no preconceived nostalgia for this. With that in mind, I really was nonplussed by this... Pippi, while at least she has the courtesy to admit that she is sometimes making honest mistakes, is still just an annoying kid. Hopefully the other two in the series are a bit more fun, as they focus more around adventures and plot line rather than these little vignette chapters. I totally understand though, how this would be nostalgic for people who read this as a kid and have fond memories of it-I would probably be in the same boat if I had those sorts of memories!
Although I know I read this in grade school, I have no recollection of the story, so I had no preconceived nostalgia for this. With that in mind, I really was nonplussed by this... Pippi, while at least she has the courtesy to admit that she is sometimes making honest mistakes, is still just an annoying kid. Hopefully the other two in the series are a bit more fun, as they focus more around adventures and plot line rather than these little vignette chapters. I totally understand though, how this would be nostalgic for people who read this as a kid and have fond memories of it-I would probably be in the same boat if I had those sorts of memories!
My first time reading Pippi Longstocking, in honor of baby Astrid. How refreshing to have such a strong, plucky, sharp female character! Pippi has the silly logic you would find in Alice in Wonderland, and loves keeping people guessing whether or not she is lying. I enjoyed how odd this book is, from Pippi's inexplicable superhuman strength to how she gets away with living life without adults. The book even ends abruptly, and there is absolutely no message. I thought that was great. This book is just pure silly whimsical fun, adults and bullies are the butts of jokes, and Pippi is a wacky, unassuming hero. I can see why these have remained popular for so many years.
I loved Pippi when I was a kid and wanted to re-read.
I haven't read this since I was a kid.
It's pretty great! Pippi is just as delightful as I remembered. And I like how she does stuff -- and then her friend Annika does stuff -- that girls probably aren't supposed to do, or get excited about. But she's real casual about it.
I have to ask, though, who is Pippi? Is she a trickster god? Because she's really strong. I mean, I remembered her mostly as being precocious, and able to take care of herself; and that she lifted her horse on and off the porch. But her strength is actually a really big deal in this book, it almost defines her. And not only is she strong, but she is agile -- she leaps from the stands of a circus to the back of a horse (on her feet, of course), whilst wearing shoes twice as big as her feet. That's . . . that's something else. Pippi is no ordinary girl. Is she a minor god? A fairy? An alien? I wonder.
It's pretty great! Pippi is just as delightful as I remembered. And I like how she does stuff -- and then her friend Annika does stuff -- that girls probably aren't supposed to do, or get excited about. But she's real casual about it.
I have to ask, though, who is Pippi? Is she a trickster god? Because she's really strong. I mean, I remembered her mostly as being precocious, and able to take care of herself; and that she lifted her horse on and off the porch. But her strength is actually a really big deal in this book, it almost defines her. And not only is she strong, but she is agile -- she leaps from the stands of a circus to the back of a horse (on her feet, of course), whilst wearing shoes twice as big as her feet. That's . . . that's something else. Pippi is no ordinary girl. Is she a minor god? A fairy? An alien? I wonder.
I realised recently that I had never read this. Perhaps because it's about a girl(?) and I have sons. Enormous fun, very empowering for all children (and not just girls) but just a shade overwhelming of the two 'ordinary' children in the story.