Karlsson sul tetto

The Great Karlsson Experiment Having read the Swedish original and the English and German translations, I had to get the French one too. (I wish I could read it in Russian, but my command of the language is insufficient). Out of the four I can appreciate, it seems to me the relative quality is pretty Leggi tutto

The early Astrid Lindgren books are hysterically funny, and work equally well for both child and adult readers. The problem is that the two audiences don't find the same things amusing. My Swedish wife said that her grandmother sometimes read this book aloud to her when she was a very small girl. Ev Leggi tutto

Karlsson wohnt auf dem Dach und kann mithilfe eines kleinen Propellers auf seinem Rücken fliegen. Eines Tages lernt er Lillebror kennen. Lillebror freut sich; mit Karlsson kann er jede Menge Abenteuer erleben. Aber immer, wenn er Karlsson seinen Eltern vorstellen will, ist dieser verschwunden. 😊 Schö Leggi tutto

Pasti ada hal yang memancing tawa saat membaca buku anak-anak. Kepolosan mereka dalam memandang sebuah hal, yang sering kali luput dari perhatian orang dewasa, sering tercetus dalam celetukan dan pertanyaan mereka yang sulit untuk dijawab. Lillebror, misalnya. Bocah berusia tujuh tahun yang bernama a Leggi tutto

Karlsonu līdzī kā Pūku var lasīt atkal un atkal. Neapnīk ne bērniem, ne tētim.

This was the first time I read this book in English and I certainly did think that the translation changed it. It didn't make Karlson's personality as charming and cute as I knew him to be. It seemed clumsy and sometimes awkward. I used to like Karlson more than Pippi, but now, once I have read it I Leggi tutto

This has been my favorite growing up, and I will definitely read it to my children. It's a shame that it's virtually unknown to American audience.