"A rollicking story of Pippi who lives without any grownups in a little house at the edge of the village. The matter of fact way in which her absurd adventures are related is one of the chief charms of this story."--The Horn Book.

Pippi Longstocking lives in a ramshackle house with a horse on the porch, a monkey on the roof, and a trunk full of gold coins in the kitchen. Without any parents to tell her when to go to bed, Pippi has the perfect life - especially for a nine-year-old.