Tag: pippi longstocking
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Pippi Longstocking Colouring-in Competition
Last month Oxford University Press held a colouring-in competition to celebrate 70 years of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking. Every day we received a new parcel of pictures, and by closing date we had more than 600 entries from primary school students across Australia. There were many inventive entries that colourfully captured the characters from Astrid Lindgren’s…
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Gifts to inspire a love of reading
The festive season is fast approaching, have you organised your Christmas gifts yet? If not, don’t fret, we’ve got you covered! We have a range of wonderful books for kids, from beautiful picture books to award-winning literary fiction. We’ve handpicked some gift books that will capture the imagination of young boys and girls, and will…
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Pippi Longstocking – The Naughtiest Girl in the World
Jess Howard, Higher Education Marketing Manager, talks about why the red-haired Pippi Longstocking was so beloved to her as a child, and why she still appeals to children today. I’m not sure where my childhood copy of Pippi Longstocking came from. A second-hand bookshop or library sale is most likely. I remember being interested by the…