Karlson on the Roof
by Astrid LINDGREN
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Author: Astrid LINDGRENEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-03
ISBN: 0192727729
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Oxford Childrens
Book Reviews of Karlson on the Roof
Book Review: A classic from the childhood
Summary: 5 Stars
I grew up in China and read this book in my pre-teen to teenager years. This book ranks the highest amongst my youth favorite, along with "Bambi, A Life in the Woods". After I came to US, I tried to find this book in English and couldn't find it. I was genuinely disappointed by that! Now that my kids are 9 years old, I want them to read this book so tried my luck again, and this time I am pleasantly surprised to find out the English version is now available.
I read it again recently. This time I no longer found it as fascinating as when I read it in my youth. I blame it on the fact that grown-up minds are too crowded to enjoy simple childish fun. So it is my fault, not the book's fault.
I do have some complaint about the art work of this translation, however. In the Chinese version I read, the art work was great, where Karlson was a square-pant Bob like figure with eczema all over his face. Smidge was a thin, fragile boy. The art work matches the characters described in the book very well. In this translation, however, apparently new art work was created for some reason (copyright?), and I felt the new art work is far worse than the original.
Still, the story is the same. My kids enjoyed it thoroughly. What a great book!
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