Do you remember the Pippi Longstocking
movies filmed in Swedish, dubbed in English, that were such a treat to watch on TV when we were kids? They were based on books by
Astrid Lindgren:
Pippi Longstocking,
Pippi Goes on Board,
Pippi in the South Seas. These stories are outrageous, hilarious, and sweet, with just a touch of politically incorrectness that you may want to edit out as you read them to your youngsters. Highly enjoyable!
And...continuing on with Diana Gabaldon's
Outlander series. I finished
Voyager and have about 150 pages left in
Drums of Autumn, which I will probably finish this evening (who really needs their laundry folded, anyway?). I have read about four thousand pages of Gabaldon books thus far since the first of October. And I still want to know
what will happen next?! Seriously entertaining escapist reading, my dears.
Check out what the other dearies are reading over at
Some of a Kind for Turn the Page ... Tuesday, today!
You have been reading reading reading! 4000 pages. wow. That sure is a lot. Must be some good books! I've never read Pipi. Sounds like I should!
ReplyDeletePipi is my favorite!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I just started Outlander and we just completed episode two (season 1) of Downton Abbey. We are hooked!! Hence my absence blogging. :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVED Pipi when I was a kid! A couple of years ago I read Drums of Autumn not realizing it was part of a series. I remember liking it but I think I would have enjoyed it much better if I had read the others first!
ReplyDeleteThose Pipi movies were awesome, absolutely loved them. Lucky girl living by herself with a horse and a monkey and tons of gold. But I think my favorite was when they go to help her pirate dad. good times.
ReplyDeleteYou go girl reading those Gabaldon books! Dang, I am so impressed! :)