Rasmus and the Vagabond
The 1958 Hans Christian Andersen Award for writing is represented here by Astrid Lindgren’s Rasmus and the Vagabond. The journey of an orphaned boy and a vagabond becomes a story about searching for family.
Work Information
A journey to find a home becomes a story about finding a place to belong.
Lindgren’s children’s literature combines the pleasure of adventure with a clear social eye. This entry centers on Rasmus and the Vagabond while situating it in the year of the award.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Published
- 1987-08-01
- Pages
- 192 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 12.8 x 1.2 x 19.8 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780140323047
- ISBN-10
- 014032304X
- Price
- 2599 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Children's Books
After escaping from the orphanage, a nine-year-old Dutch boy is lonely and anxious until he runs into Oscar, a remarkable tramp
Reviews
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So happy to see this in print again. This was read aloud to me by my fourth grade teacher and I have never forgot how much I enjoyed it. Now I'm reading it to my 8 and 10 year old and they are loving it too. Just enough action, suspense and bad guys to keep them happy. Well written story to make mom happy.
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Great book for children age 7-9 years or even for adult
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There are a number of films based upon the book and they are very enjoyable, but the book is even better. I cannot wait to read it to my grandchildren.
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This is one of Astrid's best books. Published in 1956 and was the contributing factor to her winning the H. C. Andersen Award for the best children's literature of that decade. This book is beautifully written and the story is a great freedom adventure, with a fantastic depiction of a growing friendship and bonding, between the vagabond Oskar and Rasmus. It is a book for children as adults as well, to cherish. Highest recommendations.
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Rasmus is a likeable boy stuck in an orphanage because the prospective parents that come always pick the curly haired girls. He runs away and meets a vagabond named Oscar, and then the adventures begin. This book has it all - warmth, humour, danger, excitement, wonderful characters, and an ending that is deeply satisfying. I loved this book as a child and have bought several since as presents for other children. A hardcover edition holds a place of honor on my bookshelf. If you have a heart, you will love this book.