Pippi Longstocking (Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is a fictional character in a series of children's books created by author Astrid Lindgren. She is a nine-year-old girl with red braids that stick out sideways. She is very unconventional, assertive, extraordinarily strong, and rich. She lives alone with a monkey and a horse in an old house. Her friends are the boy Tommy and the girl Annika. They accompany her on her adventures.

There is also a complete and utter lack of adult supervision over these children and their antics, as well as frequent mocking and duping of adults; this is what makes these characters appealing to young readers.

A Swedish TV series was created based on the Pippi Longstocking books in the 1970s. One scene featured Pippi lifting a horse, which was done with special effects.

There are three Pippi Longstocking books:

• 1945 Pippi Longstocking
• 1946 Pippi Goes on Board
• 1948 Pippi in the South Seas.

Names for Pippi Longstocking in other languages:

• In Bulgarian "Пипи Дългото Чорапче"
• In Danish "Pippi Langstrømpe"
• In Dutch "Pippi langkous"
• In French "Fifi Brindacier"
• In German "Pippi Langstrumpf"
• In Icelandic "Lína Langsokkur"
• In Italian "Pippi Calzenlunghe"
• In Russian "Пиппи Длинный Чулок"

External links

• Pippi Longstocking fan site
• website with Pippi Longstocking books, videos, and software