Lilibet, the circus child
Lilibet, the circus child (original title: Lilibet, cirkusbarn ) is the title of a book by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren , with photos by Anna Riwkin-Brick . In 1960 the book was published by Rabén & Sjögren . In the same year the Oetinger Verlag published the book in Germany.
content
Lilibet lives in a trailer with her father and mother. This one belongs to the circus where her parents also work. Lilibet loves the animals. Every day she feeds the two elephants Babette and Lona with apples.
Every day Lilibet plays with her friend Leo. They both feel a little sorry for the tigers and the monkeys. They shouldn't sit in cages, they should belong in the jungle, they both think. Leo would like to release the animals, but unfortunately he has nothing to say in the circus.
Lilibet wants to be a circus rider. But Leo keeps telling her that she can't do that. Although Lilibet practices riding every day, they unsettle Leo's statements.
The clown teddy balloon firmly believes in Lilibet. He gives Lilibet a magic rope and explains that Lilibet can become a circus rider if she puts the magic rope around a horse's tail and says hocus-pocus pokus fidibus. Lilibet does that. However, Leo cannot be convinced. Lilibet is sad and is comforted by her father. He says that she will definitely become a circus rider. This also convinces Lilibet and in the end she stands freehand on horseback.
background
Lilibet, the circus child is the fifth of a total of 15 books in the Children of Our Earth series . The story is based on real events. However, some things have changed. The book has been translated into several languages including English, German, Hebrew and Dutch. Lilibet is the only story that is told as a first-person narration. Astrid Lindgren first established contact with the circus. Then she visited it and invited the circus children to her house, where she threw a party. Anna Rivkin was also at the party. Anna Riwkin later accompanied the circus on its tour and took the photos.
Documentary from Israel
In Israel, the series Children of Our Earth , which also includes Lilibet, the circus child , was a great success. The latter was also based on the translations of the poet Leah Goldberg . In 2017, Israeli director Dvorit Shargal made a 50-minute documentary entitled Where is Lilibet the Circus child and what happened in Honolulu? . In the film, the director Shargal tried to find out what happened to Lilibet after the end of the book. She now lives in Bussum , where she teaches German at Erfgooiers College . Lilibet's real name is Ingrid.
reception
Ariana Melamed from Ynet says that Lilibet, the circus child, taught her how difficult and fascinating the life of a circus girl is.
Ruth Herrmann von der Zeit writes that Lilibet is about a little girl named Lilibet who can be seen in many photos. Astrid Lindgren's text describes in first person what Lilibet thinks, experiences and wishes for. Despite photography, the book is "child-friendly, full of charm, with a naturally acting little leading actress not banal, despite the real world never sober."
expenditure
- Lilibet, cirkusbarn, Rabén & Sjögren , 1960, Swedish edition
- Lilibet, Circus Child, The Macmillan Company, 1966, US edition
- Lilibet, the circus child, Oetinger Verlag, 1960, German edition
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lilibet Circus Child .
- ↑ Lilibet, the circus child .
- ↑ לִילַבֶּס יַלְדַּת הַקִּרְקָס / אסטריד לינדגרן, חנה ריבקין-בריק, לאה גולדברג .
- ↑ The view of the foreign. Astrid Lindgrens and Anna Riwkin-Bricks photo picture books. .
- ↑ Dvorit Shargal (2017): Where is Lilibet the Circus child and what happened in Honolulu? DVD
- ↑ Dov Alfon: Opinion. The Boy Who Taught French Jewish Kids to Love Israel. .
- ↑ Where Is Lilibet the Circus Child and What Happened in Honolulu? .
- ↑ Docente Duits is circusmeisje book 'Lilibet' by Astrid Lindgren .
- ↑ BussumsNieuws / NaarderNieuws - 'Knappe circusmeisje' uit boek Astrid Lindgren is Bussumse .
- ↑ Docente Duits circusmeisje boek 'Lilibet' .
- ↑ Ariana Melamed: לפני שהעולם היה גלובלי .
- ↑ Ruth Herrmann: Stories on the kite string. Children's books to look at, to read aloud and to read for yourself. .