Smidge is used to Karlsson, the funny little man with a propeller on his back, living on the roof. They are firm friends. Now, anytime Karlsson pops in, Smidge knows that there's fun and adventure in store. In this collection of stories, they flood the bathroom, celebrate Karlsson's birthday, and Karlsson is mistaken for a spy!
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Fun-filled stories starring an ordinary boy called called Smidge and the extraordinary Karlsson, the flying man who lives on the roof!
I adored Astrid Lindgren as a child.
I adored Astrid Lindgren as a child.
Meet the incredible flying Karlsson!
Karlsson, the extraordinary flying man, is larger-than-life and has an appetite for pranks! Perfect for fans of naughty characters like Horrid Henry and Dennis the Menace. A collection of utterly engaging tales about an unlikely friendship, from one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Astrid Lindgren. Short, complete chapters, perfect for reading alone and for sharing. Filled with black and white illustrations from CILIP Kate Greenaway medal-winner Mini Grey.
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Astrid Lindgren was born in 1907, and grew up at a farm called Näs in the south of Sweden. She began her writing career in 1944 after she won a children's book competition, with Pippi Longstocking published a year later. She published more than one hundred books in her lifetime and is still the most popular children's author in Sweden. Her books have been translated into more than sixty languages, and she received numerous honours and awards. Astrid Lindgren died in 2002. Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. She is the winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award.
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Karlsson, the extraordinary flying man, is larger-than-life and has an appetite for pranks! Perfect for fans of naughty characters like Horrid Henry and Dennis the Menace. A collection of utterly engaging tales about an unlikely friendship, from one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Astrid Lindgren. Short, complete chapters, perfect for reading alone and for sharing. Filled with black and white illustrations from CILIP Kate Greenaway medal-winner Mini Grey.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192776358
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
138 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
192

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Astrid Lindgren was born in 1907, and grew up at a farm called Näs in the south of Sweden. She began her writing career in 1944 after she won a children's book competition, with Pippi Longstocking published a year later. She published more than one hundred books in her lifetime and is still the most popular children's author in Sweden. Her books have been translated into more than sixty languages, and she received numerous honours and awards. Astrid Lindgren died in 2002. Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. She is the winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award.