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Karlsson-on-the-Roof (Swedish: Karlsson på taket) is a character who features in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.Lindgren may have borrowed the idea for the series from a similar story about Mr. O'Malley in the comic strip Barnaby (1942) by Crockett Johnson.
A composite character like Jack and Frau Totenkinder, he represents every version of the boogeyman. Other names for him are The Dullahan, The Khokhan, The Buse, Mörkö, The Dunganga, The Abo Ragl Ma Slokha, Burned man, the lake man, Buback and the Torbalan along with many other names. He is the same "kind" as Baba Yaga.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. American Girl is an American line of 18-inch (46 cm) dolls released originally in 1986 by Pleasant Company (now Mattel). The dolls portray eight to thirteen-year-old girls of a variety of backgrounds. They are sold with accompanying books told from the viewpoint of the girls. Originally ...
Rosalind Penderwick - A caring, responsible 12-year-old as of Book 1, Rosalind, as the eldest sibling, has looked after the family since her beloved mother died four years prior. Rosalind, in more than one way, acts as the parent-like sibling to all of her sisters (particularly to Batty) and usually is the voice of reason among the sisters.
The books were condensed into two volumes, which each covered three of the original books. New characters were released with two books in their series. In 2019 the line was changed back to the Historical Characters name. The books were republished without Beforever on the cover, but the two volume structure remained.
Mr. Men is a British series of children's books written and illustrated by English author Roger Hargreaves which began publication in August 1971. [1] From 1981, an accompanying series of Little Miss books by the same author (but with female characters) was published.
Mogadon the Meathead (in books 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 and 12) is Chief of the Meathead Tribe, close neighbors of the Hairy Hooligans. A man with a fake leg and an eyepatch, he shares a sometimes vicious rivalry with Stoick. Thuggory the Meathead (in books 1, 9–12) is Mogadon's son, and very like Snotlout. Although he is large, muscular, well ...
Book 2. Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Popular Party Girl was on the New York Times Best Seller list list for 42 weeks upon release [11] and the USA Today Best Sellers list for 12 weeks. [8] Books 1 and 2 appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list simultaneously for 17 weeks, with the former peaking at #4 and the latter at #2. Book 3 ...