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Available
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Fic Lin
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Publication
Follett Pub. Co (1973), Unknown Binding, 191 pages
Description
Whether he's teaching his pet pig to dance, being chased by a mad cow or wrestling a robber, Emil's adventures never stop. Hens, dogs, little sisters - and adults - all flee his path. But Emil doesn't mean to be bad, it's just that trouble - and fun - follow him wherever he goes.A collection of utterly engaging tales from one of the world's best-loved children's authors.
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Original publication date
1970
Physical description
191 p.; 8.8 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member DebbieMcCauley
Six stories about farm boy Emil, the most mischievous child in Sweden! He lives with his parents, his sisters Lina and Ida, and their farmhand Alfred. Emil's pranks often get him into trouble and then he is sent to the tool shed to carve little wooden men - 369 in total! During the course of the
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stories Emil is chased by a mad cow, teaches his pet pig to dance, plants a frog in a lunch basket, locks his father in the dunny and saves Alfred's life amongst other enterprising and best intentioned deeds. Emil is a thoroughly delightful character and these stories will make you laugh out loud. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Six Emil stories, from going to the auction and buying a bread shovel, a jewelry box, a fire pump, and Lame Lotta, and earning Rollo the cow, through painting little Ida blue to play at typhus and getting drunk on fermented cherries, to rescuing Alfred from blood poisoning during a blizzard. I
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have no idea why these aren't more popular in the US. Maybe they're a little too old-fashioned, because they weren't translated soon enough? Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Richer and more nuanced than the first Emil book, but still breathtakingly funny. This is one smart boy, with a heart as golden as his hair. Fans of Ramona Quimby and Clementine would enjoy learning that even in rural Sweden, even many decades ago, children got into and out of several scrapes
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daily. But the stories aren't just about Emil - we also become fond of little sister Ida, mother Anna and father Anton, hired youth Lina and Alfred, even the neighbors and townsfolk have personalities. I'm going to keep working to find the others. Show Less
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Pages
191