Books by

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

featuring the Six Bullerby Children (in the US released as ''The Children of Noisy Village''): * ''All About the Bullerby Children'' * ''Cherry Time at Bullerby'' * ''Six Bullerby Children'' * ''Springtime at Bullerby'' It was originally published in 1947 in

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. It has since been translated into 39 languages and published in many countries including the

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These books are about six children living in a tiny, remote village in Sweden and are set in the late 1930s, a relatively calm time in Sweden, although a war "starting soon" is sometimes briefly mentioned in newspapers the children are reading. The agricultural world is still in a pre-industrial state (no tractors or harvesters) but there are cars in the village and shops are accessible. The narrator is a young girl named Lisa; she tells us about her life and adventures in the small and neat Swedish village Bullerby (Bullerbyn in Swedish). The village consists of three lined up houses in which live seven children with their parents and housekeepers: Lisa with her older brothers Lasse and Bosse, the siblings Britta and Anna, as well as Olle with his younger sister Kerstin. Bullerbyn is identical with a small village called Sevedstorp where Lindgren's father grew up (10 miles from her hometown

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and the village Näs—the birthplace of Astrid Lindgren). Even today the three houses which appear in the story remain in Sevedstorp, where Astrid Lindgren's grandparents lived.

Films

*1960 – ''

Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn Books by Astrid Lindgren featuring the Six Bullerby Children (in the US released as ''The Children of Noisy Village''): * ''All About the Bullerby Children'' * ''Cherry Time at Bullerby'' * ''Six Bullerby Children'' * ''Springtime at Bullerby'' ...

'' (television), directed by

Olle Hellbom Nils Olof "Olle" Hellbom (8 October 1925 – 5 June 1982) was a Swedish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is most famous for directing films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. His 1960 film ''Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'' was entered ...

*1986 – ''

The Children of Noisy Village Books by Astrid Lindgren featuring the Six Bullerby Children (in the US released as ''The Children of Noisy Village''): * ''All About the Bullerby Children'' * ''Cherry Time at Bullerby'' * ''Six Bullerby Children'' * ''Springtime at Bullerby'' ...

'', directed by

Lasse Hallström Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director. He first became known for directing almost all the music videos by the pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director. He was nominated for an Acade ...

*1987 – ''

More About the Children of Noisy Village ''More About the Children of Noisy Village'' ( sv, Mer om oss barn i Bullerbyn) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 5 September 1987, directed by Lasse Hallström, based on the books about The Six Bullerby Children by Astr ...

'', directed by Lasse Hallström The television series from 1960 was also re-edited into two feature films, ''Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'' (1960) and ''Bara roligt i Bullerbyn'' (1961). The two movies by Lasse Hallström were reworked into a 7 episode TV-series, titled ''Alla vi barn i Bullerbyn'', that was broadcast in 1989. Some scenes in the film adaptations were shot in the small hamlet

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Six Bullerby Children, The Swedish children's novels Series of children's books Works by Astrid Lindgren Child characters in literature Literary characters introduced in 1947 Fictional Swedish people Fictional sextets Novels set in the 1930s Novels set in Sweden Book series introduced in 1947