Discussion and activity ideas – for families

Discussion and activity ideas– for families

THE BOOK

Pippi is nine years old and lives on her own in Villekula Cottage. She has a monkey called Mr Nelson,

a horse, and a suitcase full of gold pieces. Pippi is wild, funny and assertive; she is playful and takes

life in an appealingly literal way. Her ideas and activities don’t always fi t with conventional behaviour.

She is generous and means well, she tells stories which may or may not be true – and she has

superhuman strength, able to lift up her horse one-handed. Her two best friends are her neighbours

Tommy and Annika. Pippi, with her independent, imaginative and endearing behaviour, has enchanted

children for 70 years.

THE AUTHOR

Astrid Lindgren said she wrote for children “to teach them how to be more human

and understanding of people.” She 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 ninety languages, and she received numerous honours

and awards. She died in 2002.

quiz1. Orange - the colour of a carrot! 2. Pippilotta

3. Captain Ephraim Longstocking 4. Nine

5. Tommy and Annika 6. Villa Villekulla

7. Gold coins 8. A Monkey – from Africa

What colour is Pippi’s hair?

What is ‘Pippi’ short for?

What is the name of Pippi Longstocking’s father?

How old is Pippi Longstocking?

What are the names of Pippi Longstocking’s neighbours?

What is the name of the Villa that Pippi lives in?

What does Pippi keep in her big suitcase?

What kind of animal is Mr Nelson?

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lives on her own with a monkey, a horse–and no rules whatsoever! Every day is a crazy adventure, but what would

you expect of the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?

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lives on her own with a monkey, a horse–and no rules whatsoever! Every day is a crazy adventure, but what would

you expect of the daughter of a swashbuckling pirate captain?


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This is a perfect book for bedtime reading – enjoying and talking about a chapter each night. Astrid Lindgren first made up Pippi’s adventures as a story for her daughter

when she was ill with pneumonia.

Watch the video of Astrid’s daughter Karin Nyman explaining how Pippi Longstocking came into being: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVbnGk-iYTU&feature=youtu.be

WHO’S WHO IN THE STORY: THE MAIN CHARACTERS Pippi: a nine year old girl who lives without grown-ups in her own house, Villekula Cottage, with her horse and her monkey. She has red hair and freckles, and is the strongest girl in the world.

Captain Ephraim Longstocking: Pippi’s father, a ship’s captain with whom she has sailed to many countries – but he is now lost at sea.

Mr Nelson: Pippi’s monkey.

Pippi’s horse: Pippi can lift him with one hand. He lives on the front porch.

Tommy: Annika’s brother, Pippi’s neighbour, and best friend.

Annika: Tommy’s sister, Pippi’s neighbour, and best friend.

Mr and Mrs Settergreen: Parents of Annika and Tommy.

THINGS TO TALK ABOUT Living on your own: Would you really like to live on your own without adults? What would you do each day? Could you cook? What would you eat? What would your house be like, what things would you have in it? Are there things you would miss from your real world?

Pippi as a friend: What do you think Pippi is like? What would you like best about being friends with her? Is there anything you would find difficult about being with her?

Telling the truth: ‘So if I should happen to tell a fib sometimes you must try to forgive me…’ (P.7) How often do you think Pippi tells stories which aren’t true – or maybe embroiders the truth?

We can’t always get things right! Talk about when Pippi realises she is wrong, and admits this – and how she tries to learn and move on.

Standing up for yourself: Pippi stood in the middle of the ring and smiled in a friendly manner. Bengt had hoped she would become angry or begin to cry. At the very least she ought to look scared. (P.20) What do you think about how Pippi deals with the bullies, and with adults who try to make her do things?

Sharing and talking about the book


Look for these words in the squares below– across, down, diagonally, and from right to left.

The answers are at the end of this pack

PIPPI

MR NELSON

VILLEKULLA COTTAGE

TOMMY

ANNIKA

TURNUPSTUFFER

GINGER SNAP

CIRCUS

MIGHTY ADOLF

SKYSCRAPER

THUNDER KARLSON

POLKA

MRS SETTERGREEN

GHOSTS

WORDSEARCH


T Q F W T U Q E M U A K I N N A

H A L X V Q M B R Z A S F Q G E

U S O L O T T E S W R Y I V P G

N D D B M O V C S A D P 0 L K A

D F A D G M R N E L S O N Z H T

E G Y E Q M W V T I P Q L C K T

R H T A H Y F G T C V S M V B O

K K H S H Q G I E Z O X C S V C

A L G D Y G T N R X V B M K V A

R B I G M H N G G C Z A D Y G L

L V M J D O Q E R E X U P S K U

S C Q L Z S A R E C C Q H C J K

O X E M I T N S E G I A Q R G E

N E Y P U S L N N D R Z C A V L

Z C P U B Q X A X V C N J P F L

W I T U R N U P S T U F F E R I

P C B M N C S V Q E S T U R M V

Look for these words in the squares below– across, down, diagonally, and from right to left.

WORDSEARCHANSWERS


T Q F W T U Q E M U A K I N N A

H A L X V Q M B R Z A S F Q G E

U S O L O T T E S W R Y I V P G

N D D B M O V C S A D P 0 L K A

D F A D G M R N E L S O N Z H T

E G Y E Q M W V T I P Q L C K T

R H T A H Y F G T C V S M V B O

K K H S H Q G I E Z O X C S V C

A L G D Y G T N R X V B M K V A

R B I G M H N G G C Z A D Y G L

L V M J D O Q E R E X U P S K U

S C Q L Z S A R E C C Q H C J K

O X E M I T N S E G I A Q R G E

N E Y P U S L N N D R Z C A V L

Z C P U B Q X A X V C N J P F L

W I T U R N U P S T U F F E R I

P C B M N C S V Q E S T U R M V

Cut out this game and stick it onto cardboard. You’ll need a dice, counters, and enough ‘coins’ for 20 coins per player. Make the coins from cardboard, or use pennies. The winner

is the person at the end with most coins.

BOARD GAME


STARTPippi’s father buys Villekula Cottage for her

Pay 5 gold coins

Policemen come to take Pippi to a Children’s Home

Go back to START

Coffee and a cheese sandwich in peace and quiet

What’s your favourite meal?

Pippi cleans the

kitchen floor Have another go

Pippi steps off the cliff Recite 6 times: ‘Fly you flat fly, fly! And

the flat fly flew.’

The children go to the circusPay 2 gold coins

Pippi is out of order at

Mrs Settergreen’s tea partyMiss a go

They play ‘Don’t Fall to

the Floor’ Have 2 more goes

Pippi thinks about her mother

Miss a go

Pippi lifts her horse from the

front porchGet 2 gold coins

Pippi breaks

two teacupsPay 2 gold coins

Tommy, Annika and Pippi have a picnic on a cliff

Miss a go

The bull tosses Tommy

and hurts his armMiss a go

Pippi and the robbers

dance the polkaDance round the room!

All the children have

presents at Pippi’s partyGet 3 gold coins

Pippi, Tommy and Annika are Turnupstuffers

Pay 3 gold coins

Pippi goes to bed

Wiggle your toes

Pippi answers the teacher back

Miss a go

Pippi lifts up the cow

Have 2 extra goes

Mr Nelson runs away

Go back to square 11

Pippi lifts Mighty Adolf

Get 1 gold coin

Pippi saves children from

the burning SkyscraperGet 4 gold coins

Tommy and Annika think

they see a ghost Miss a go

Pippi stands up to the bullies

Have another go

7. Pippi plays tag on the roof top

Go to square 9

They all sit in a tree eating pears What’s your favourite

picnic place?

Pippi eats a red

toadstoolMiss 2 goes

The children find Mr Nelson‘When summer days are warm and still’ –

make up a rhyming line

Robbers try to steal Pippi’s

gold coinsPay 3 gold coins

Pippi is in the woodbox, being a sardine in a tin

What’s your peaceful place?

It’s the end of the party! Wave goodbye. FINISH

Get the coins in the suitcase

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‘Somebody who fi nds the stuff that turns up if only you look, of course.’ (P15)

What would you do with the turned up stuff below?!

BEING A TURNUPSTUFFER


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