Lindgren, Astrid

A tomten shares his porridge with a hungry fox, who has come in search of food to the farm the tomten protects at night.

When a girl and her brother find a small green dragon in the midst of a litter of piglets, they are surprised and delighted. He is a perfect pet, they think- but perhaps a grown dragon will cause some problems.

Five-year-old Polly finds a Christmas tree for her family after all the trees in their town have been sold.

Relates the adventures of the strongest girl in the world and her two friends Tommy and Annika, as Pippi goes to school, rescues a horse, captures a tiger, and they all visit Pippi's father, the king of an island in the South Seas.

Describes the various activities the seven children of Noisy Village enjoy in the spring.

Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.

After Tommy and Annika entice Pippi into going to school, her first-and-only day there is unlike anything they ever expected.

On a cold, snowy night, a Swedish troll walks around a farm comforting the animals with the promise that spring will come.

Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.

Pippi Longstocking's after-Christmas party includes such activities as undecorating the Christmas tree, opening presents, and sledding.