Madicken. Stories (ill. I. Vikland)

Seven-year-old Madicken lives in a big red house by the river. She believes there is no better place in the whole world. Her mother and father live there too, along with their helper, Alva, and little Pims, who follows her older sister everywhere. Wherever one goes, the other follows. They always have fun together. And how could they not? There is so much interesting to do: they can swim, go on the swings, play croquet, tend the garden, and feed the hedgehog milk!
And yet how difficult it is to be a well-behaved girl! Madicken and Pims simply cannot manage it! They are both quick to mischief: one moment they will fall into the ice hole, the next they will put a pea up their nose. But one day something happened that is frightening even to remember…
For middle school age.

The events described in this book are very similar to those that happened in Astrid Lindgren's own childhood. She even gave one of the characters her own habits and personality traits. The book is filled with humor and subtle irony, which turn even the most ordinary episodes into a captivating story.

Author: Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator: Elon Vikland
Translator: Inna Pavlovna Streblova
Publisher: Makhaon
Series: Our Favorite Books
ISBN: 978-5-389-19166-2
Pages: 400 (Offset)
Design
Weight: 668 g
Dimensions: 215x175x25 mm

Contents

Madicken
A Summer Day at Junibacken
Rikard
An Excursion "Without Leaving the Gate"
A Very Pleasant Sad Day
Lisabet Puts a Pea Up Her Nose
Madicken Tests Her Ability to
See the Future
"Then the Wind, Blowing Up a Blizzard, Came Howling..."
Christmas at Junibacken
Joseph in the Well
Madicken and Pims from Junibacken
Madicken Feels Life Stirring Within Her
What Does It Mean That Poverty Is Defenseless?
Mom's Birthday
Mia
A Summer Wasp-Catching Contest
It's Not So Dangerous in the Country as Mom Thinks
And the Lion Goes to the Ball
"My Son Is a Brave Flyer"
Madicken and Lisabet Wait for Bliss
"The May Sun Shines"