Pippi in the South Seas

Name: Pippi in the South Seas
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Astrid Lindgren
ISBN: 9798217081189

Author: Astrid Lindgren

Series: Pippi Longstocking #3

Narrator: Susan Beard, Sutton Foster

Unabridged: 2 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 03/04/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor, Historical Stories

Synopsis

Tony award-winning actress Sutton Foster narrates the beloved story of a strong, spunky girl and her hilarious adventures in this new recording, celebrating the 80th anniversary of Pippi Longstocking!

When Pippi’s father, the king, sends for her, she decides to take her best friends Tommy and Annika with her to Kurrekurredutt Island. The island is fantastic and Pippi has one crazy adventure after another! Pippi is even made a princess---Princess Pippilotta. But will Pippi and her friends really want to live on the island forever, never to return to Villa Villekulla?

"Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for celebration. This installment is no exception." -The New York Times

About The Author

Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) was born in Sweden. After college, she worked in a newspaper office and a Swedish publishing house. Her most famous and beloved book, Pippi Longstocking, was originally published in Swedish in 1950 and was later translated into many other languages. It was followed by two sequels, Pippi Goes on Board and Pippi in the South Seas. Ms. Lindgren had a long, prolific career, writing more than 100 picture books, poems, short stories, plays, screenplays, and novels. In 1958, she won the Hans Christian Andersen Medal, the highest international award in children’s literature.

Reviews

Goodreads review by SoRoLi (Sonja) ♡ on September 17, 2023

4,5 Sterne Nun habe ich alle drei Pippi Langstrumpf Bücher gelesen und hatte mit allen viel Lesespaß! Ich könnte auch gar nicht sagen, welches der drei Bücher mir besser gefallen hat. Sie sind alle toll! In diesem Band reisen Pippi, Annika und Tommy in die Südsee. Annika und Tommy waren krank und sol......more

Goodreads review by Manny on May 24, 2010

My favourite bit is the song "Sjörövar-Fabbe" - though, as Gulla points out below, this isn't actually in the book, only the movie. It's about Pippi's great-grandfather, Fabbe, who despite being a fearsome pirate has a tendency to become seasick any time the waves get a little rough. Most Swedish th......more