Pippi is nine years old. She lives in her own house with a horse and a monkey, and she does exactly as she pleases. Her friends Tommy and Annika are green with envy - but although they have to go to school and go to bed when they're told, they still have time to join Pippi on all her adventures.

Since its first publication Pippi Longstocking has sold over 40 million copies worldwide.Pippi is nine years old. She lives alone in her own house with a horse and a monkey, and she does exactly as she pleases. Her friends Tommy and Annika are green with envy - but although they have to go to school and go to bed when they're told, they still have time to join Pippi on all her great adventures.Illustrated throughout by best-selling artist, Tony RossAstrid Lindgren has won numerous awards including the Hans Christian Andersen Award and the International Book Award