Skip to content

Three Books a Night

passionately sharing, discussing and admiring children's picture books

  • Home
  • About
  • Review Policy
  • Contact

Tag: Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren On A Childhood Without Books

“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”

March 5, 2013

CarynLeave a comment

Quote From Astrid Lindgren

“Everything great that ever happened in this world happened first in somebody’s imagination.”

January 14, 2013

CarynLeave a comment

Another Quote From Astrid Lindgren

I want to write for a readership that can create miracles. Children create miracles when they read. That’s why children need books.”

photo from the Irish Times

December 10, 2012January 27, 2022

CarynLeave a comment

Quote from Astrid Lindgren

You can put things in a book that only children are amused by. You can certainly also have in it things that both children and adults enjoy, but you must never put things in a children’s book that amuse only adults. That would be rude to the child – who is going to read the book.”

photo from The Local SE

December 7, 2012January 27, 2022

CarynLeave a comment

25 Days – Book 6: Christmas In Noisy Village

Day 6 brings us a delightful vintage book from 1963 called Christmas in Noisy Village. It is written by the wonderful author of the Pippi Longstocking series, Astrid Lindgren; and beautifully illustrated by Ilon Wikland.

This is a story about 7 children who live in a small town of Sweden and the joys that come around the preparation and celebration of Christmas.

Continue reading “25 Days – Book 6: Christmas In Noisy Village” →

December 6, 2012April 18, 2020

Caryn1 Comment

About

Hello. I’m Caryn, passionate obsessor of children’s picture books and an illustrator. This is where I share my ever-growing knowledge and love of children’s books. I’ll be reviewing books, sharing tips, and hopefully convincing the world of the loveliness of picture books.

Read more…

Recent Posts

  • Let’s Read Three: Favorite Thankful Books
  • Review: The Impossible Mountain By David Soman
  • Review: I Eat Poop By Mark Pett
  • Review: The Great Stink By Paeff & Carpenter
  • Review: Love In The Library By Tokuda-Hall & Imamura

Categories

  • Book Reviews(334)
  • Book Trailers(21)
  • Featured(1)
  • How To's(12)
  • Illustration Loves(2)
  • Lists(43)
  • News & Links(28)
  • Quotes(28)
  • Videos(6)

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Blogroll

  • 32 Pages
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Children's Book-A-Day Almanac
  • Children's Illustration
  • Delightful Children's Books
  • Design of the Picture Book
  • Once Upon a Bookshelf
  • Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
  • Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

Subscribe

Subscribe to Three Books a Night by Email

Follow

  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Menu

  • Home
  • About
  • Review Policy
  • Contact
  • Follow Following
    • Three Books a Night
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Three Books a Night
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar