Pippi Longstocking (Puffin Modern Classics)

　　童書界最經典的「不乖」主角，瑞典國寶級大師林格倫代表作
　　全世界最真誠、最善良、最有想法的真小孩－長襪皮皮來嘍！

　　誰是長襪皮皮？
　　今年九歲，滿臉雀斑，一頭紅髮，兩腳穿著不同顏色的長襪，
　　她可以舉起一匹好大的馬，力氣比所有的警察還大，
　　她沒有父母，她自己決定幾點睡覺，幾點起床，她想吃糖就吃糖。

　　但，皮皮講道理、敢表達、很獨立、非常勇敢，
　　點子王皮皮反應快，有愛心、正義感十足！
　　她不皮，只是不照既定的規矩。

　　身上少了很多框架的皮皮，是充分享受童年幸福的真小孩，
　　讓皮皮帶著小孩們自由探索，勇敢冒險。

媒體書評

　　「皮皮活潑與勇敢，看似以製造麻煩為樂，但你可能上哪都找不到像皮皮如此慷慨的孩子了。阿思緹．林格倫創造了一個獨一無二、可愛的角色，吸引孩子都想成為皮皮。最重要的是，皮皮創造更多的閱讀樂趣，沒有任一個孩子希望故事結束，而且他們都會重複閱讀《長襪皮皮》。簡單來說，皮皮是不可被取代的，尤其對9~12歲的孩子來說。」──美國亞馬遜網路書店（Amazon reviewer）

　　「不管哪一個世代的孩子，都會愛上這無敵、且名字令人難以忘記的女孩。」──曼徹斯特晚報（Manchester Evening News）

　　「對我來說，長襪皮皮已經成為最可愛的兒童書的人物之一」──每日郵報（Daily Post）
　
　　「滑稽、有魅力的皮皮是每個小孩都想成為的人......真是個神奇人物！」──Dorset Society

　　——中文書介摘錄自《長襪皮皮來嘍！》，親子天下出版

The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades.

＂A rollicking story.＂--The Horn Book

Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that seems to lead to one adventure after another!

作者簡介

阿思緹．林格倫（Astrid Lindgren, 1907—2002）

　　瑞典童書作家，1907年出生於瑞典斯莫蘭省。曾撰寫超過八十部繪本與青少年小說等作品，對瑞典兒童文學的黃金時代有很大貢獻。1940年代出版的【長襪皮皮】系列廣受喜愛。林格倫獲獎無數，包括國際安徒生大獎、德國書商和平獎、瑞典國家文學獎、德國青少年文學獎……等，其作品除了翻譯成數十種語言之外，也改編成電影、電視節目與戲劇。她相當關懷社會，強調人道精神。2002年逝世後，瑞典政府以她的名字成立兒童文學大獎，一方面紀念這位舉世聞名的國寶級作家，同時提供高額獎金，鼓勵創作，備受國際矚目。

　　更多關於林格倫www.astridlindgren.se/en

繪者簡介

英格麗．凡．奈曼（Ingrid Vang Nyman, 1916—1959）

　　丹麥插畫家，1916年出生於日德蘭半島中部的瓦伊恩自治市（Vejen）。幫林格倫的長襪皮皮繪製插畫之前，奈曼已有許多繪本作品，她對自己的作品品質要求嚴格，她認為兒童作品的插畫水準，應該要等同於大人書籍作品。奈曼是第一個幫皮皮作畫的插畫家，對許多讀者來說，他們最熟悉的皮皮，就是她所創造出來的模樣。她的插圖也被稱為是瑞典兒童書籍插圖進入現代主義的開端。

Astrid Lindgren, author of many popular books for children, won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her contribution to children’s literature.

1907Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson born November 14 in Näs, near Vimmerby, Småland; second child of Samuel August and Hanna Ericson (brother Gunnar born 1906; sisters Stina and Ingegerd born 1911 and 1916, respectively).

1914Astrid begins attending school, and Näs receives electricity for the first time.

1923Astrid finishes school.

1924Starts work at the Wimmerby Tidningen, the Vimmerby newspaper.

1926Moves to Stockholm for a secretary schooling; son Lars born December 4.

1931Astrid Ericsson marries Sture Lindgren. 1934Birth of daughter Karin, May 21.

1937Starts working again.

1941Lindgren family moves to apartment in Dalagatan in Stockholm, where Astrid Lindgren lives since.

1944Writes her first story, Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump) as a birthday present for her daugther; second prize of Rabén & Sjöt;gren for her first Britt-Mari book.

1945Pippi Longstocking wins first prize at Rabén & Sjögren’s Best Children’s Book Competition, age 6-10.

1946Begins work as children’s book editor at Rabén & Sjögren.

1947-1948First time in England and the USA.

1949Hamburg publisher Friedrich Oetlinger travels to Stockholm and meets Astrid Lindgren, acquires translation rights to Pippi Longstocking.

1950Nils Holgersson Medal.

1952Sture Lindgren dies.

1956Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis, Sonderpreis (German Prize for Children’s Books, Special Award) for Mio, My Son.

1957The Swedish State Award for Writers of High Literary Standard - Astrid Lindgren is the first children’s literature author to receive this award.

1958Astrid Lindgren receives the Hans Christian Andersen Medal (International Children’s Books aAward), for Rasmus and the Vagabond (for the same book, she also received the Boys’ Club of America Junior Book Award.

1959New York Herald Tribune Children’s Spring Book Festival Award for Sia lives on Kilimanjaro.

1961Her mother, Hanna Ericsson, dies.

1965Swedish State Award for Literature.

1967Rabén & Sjögren and Friedrich Oetinger establish the Astrid-Lindgren Award; Astrid Lindgren travels to the USSR.

1969Astrid’s father, Samuel August, dies.

1970Retires as children’s books editor from Rabén & Sjögren; receives the Golden Ship Award of the Swedish Society for the Promotion of Literature, the Heffaklumpen of the Swedish newspaper Expressen for Emil and Piggy Beast, and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Christmas in the Stable.

1971The Swedish Academy’s Gold Medal.

1973Honorary Ph.D. at the Linköping University in Sweden; Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for Pippi Longstocking.

1974Smile Award for Russian adaptation of Karlsson-on-the-Roof.

1975Litteris et artibus (plaque presented by the king of Sweden) and Silvergriffel for The Brothers Lionheart.

1978Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Booksellers’ Peace Award) - Astrid Lindgren was the first children’s literature author to receive this honor: she donates half the prize money to German children, the other half to Swedish children. Also received: Adelaide-Risto Award (Rome), International Writer’s Prize, and an honorary doctor of letters, Leicester University, England.

1979Wilhelm-Hauff-Prize and the International Janusz-Korczak Award for The Brothers Lionheart.

1984Mildred L. Batchelder Award to Viking Press for Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter; Dag Hammersklöld Award (Sweden); John Hansson Award (USA).

1985With over 2 million yearly borrowals in the Swedish Public libraries, Astrid Lindgren is the most often read Swedish author. Received the Illis Quruom (Gold Medal awarded by the Swedish Government); Silver Bear Award for the movie ＂Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter＂; Loisirs jeune élu par l’enfant (French children’s book award); Karen Blixen Award (from the Danish Academy); Jovanovic Zmaj Award (Yugoslavia).

1986Astrid Lindgren’s son Lars and Friedrich Oetinger die; the Swedish Council of America names her ＂Swede of the Year＂; Selma Lagerlöf Award (Sweden) and the Lego Prize (Denmark). Astrid Lindgren founds ＂Solkatten＂ for disabled children.

1987Leo Tolstoy International Gold Medal.

1989Albert Schweitzer Medal; honorary doctor at the University of Warsaw.

1993International Book Award (from the UNESCO International Book Committee).

1996The first Astrid Lindgren statue is unveiled in Stockholm’s Tenerlunden park (a bronze statue by Majalisa Alexanderson).

2001Astrid dies in Sweden. She is missed!