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Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren, was published in 1950, in Sweden, to great popularity and to the horror of the Swedish educational establishment. The educationalists felt the book was a set of instructions for disobedience and social anarchy. They considered the book dangerous and warned parents to keep their children away from it. Swedish children instead read it in droves. Soon after it was translated and published throughout the western world, and children from countries far away from Sweden were playing in their imaginations in the Villa Villakulla, missing school, and blissfully doing whatever they wanted in a world free of adults. Almost 60 years later, Pippi Longstocking still doesn’t sit well with many adult readers. The book is chaotic and if you believe one of the main responsibilities of adults is to train children to become good, socialized children, Pippi Longstocking is going to make you feel uncomfortable.

Pippi Longstocking, by Astrid Lindgren, was published in 1950, in Sweden, to great popularity and to the horror of the Swedish educational establishment. The educationalists felt the book was a set of instructions for disobedience and social anarchy. They considered the book dangerous and warned parents to keep their children away from it. Swedish children instead read it in droves. Soon after it was translated and published throughout the western world, and children from countries far away from Sweden were playing in their imaginations in the Villa Villakulla, missing school, and blissfully doing whatever they wanted in a world free of adults. Almost 60 years later, Pippi Longstocking still doesn’t sit well with many adult readers. The book is chaotic and if you believe one of the main responsibilities of adults is to train children to become good, socialized children, Pippi Longstocking is going to make you feel uncomfortable.

Posted on Sunday, May 3, 2009.
ireadkidsbooks I read kids books is what I do. It's just me, reading kids books and writing my thoughts. I have a M.Ed. in Children's Literature, so in my years of researching children’s literature, I’ve found that children’s literature is essential to the personal and academic development of all children because it is a window that not only opens, but also reflects the diversity of our human experience. More importantly, it lets young readers and readers of all ages know that children and people like them are worthy of being in books. If you have any questions, comments, observations, or if you just want to say hello, send me an email.
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