Astrid Lindgren
2) The Tomten
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English
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At a lonely old farm house, deep in the forest on a crisp winter's night, everyone sleeps. All but one . . . the old Tomten, a little troll whom no human being has ever seen. In the moonlight, he moves about the farm, comforting the animals in a silent little language.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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English
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"The world's most beloved strong-girl fights fires, saves babies, and causes mischief at a tea party. Pippi returns to fix everything in this latest book of comics. Not only do Pippi and her friends celebrate her birthday but we meet Pippi's long lost father, The Island King." -- Page 4 of cover.
Recounts the intrepid strong-girl's birthday celebration, when she invites friends Annika and Tommy on a sailing adventure to visit her island king father....
8) The red bird
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Anna and Matthew, two poor siblings who have known only hunger, cold, and hard labor since their mother died, follow a bright red bird to a land of happiness.
15) Pippi moves in!
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1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Pippi Longstocking, an adventurous young redhead, moves in next door to Tommy and Annika in a small Swedish village and nothing is the same from there on. She has a horse, a monkey named Mr. Nilsson, and no parents. Join in the fun and hijinks that Pippi and her friends enjoy in this collection of short comics.
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1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Young Tommy and Anneka find a strange girl, Pippi Longstocking, has moved in on her own next door to them in their small Swedish town. They befriend the zany, superstrong Pippi and she takes them on all sorts of madcap adventures.
19) Pippi on the run
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1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Fed up with their parents' rules, Pippi's friends decide to run away from home. They venture into the Swedish countryside with Pippi and her horse, encountering fun along the way.