Lotta from Krachmacherstrasse
Lotta from Noisemaker Street ( Swedish Lotta på Bråkmakargatan ) is a children's book fictional character by Astrid Lindgren . The stories about her person were published from 1956 and filmed in the early 1990s.
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Lotta is a little girl who is three years old at the beginning of the book series. She lives with her siblings Jonas and Mia Maria and their parents on Krachmacherstraße. An elderly woman lives next door, who Lotta and her siblings simply call Aunt Berg. Lotta comes to visit them often. When Lotta has an argument with her mother because she doesn't want to put on the scratchy sweater, one day she even moves to Aunt Berg's attic. Since it is too lonely for her there, she decides to come back when her father visits her. Lotta often plays with her siblings Mia Maria and Jonas, but doesn't always want to obey their rules of the game, so she often ends the game very abruptly.
characters
| figure | description |
| Lotta Nyman | Lotta is a three to five year old girl who does a lot of nonsense and is very stubborn. |
| Mia Maria Nyman | Mia Maria is Lotta's big sister. Many of the stories are told from their perspective. |
| Jonas Nyman | Jonas is the older brother of Lotta and Mia Maria, who plays a lot with Mia Maria. |
| Dead | Totte is Lotta's cousin of the same age. Lotta enjoys teasing and hitting him because he is "so cute when he cries," as she says. |
| father | Papa is Lotta's father, whom Lotta absolutely loves. |
| mummy | Mama is Lotta's mother, who often has to take action when Lotta has done something again. |
| Aunt mountain | Aunt Berg is the friendly neighbor of Lotta and her family. The children often visit them. |
| Scotty | Scotty is Aunt Berg's dog. |
| Teddy | Teddy is Lotta's big pink stuffed pig that she takes everywhere. |
| Grandmother and grandfather | Grandmother and grandfather are the grandparents of Lotta and her siblings, who they often visit on their farm during the summer holidays. |
| Anna-Klara | Anna-Klara is Lotta's cousin and her siblings. She is strong and energetic. |
| Maiken | Maiken is the housemaid for the Nymans. |
background
The stories about Lotta take place in the late 1950s.
Books
Novels
- The children from Noisemaker Street ( Barnen på Bråkmakargatan , 1956, German 1958)
- Lotta is moving ( Lotta på Bråkmakargatan , 1961, German 1962)
Short stories and picture books
The following short stories were later published:
- Of course , Lotta can cycle ( Visst kan Lotta cykla , 1971, German 1972)
- Lotta can do almost anything ( Visst kan Lotta Nästan allting , 1977, German 1977)
- Of course Lotta is a happy child ( Visst är Lotta en glad unge , 1990, German 1991)
- Lottas Merkbuch ( Lottas komihågbok , 1993, German 1995): Merkbuch with short stories, partly taken verbatim from the other Lotta books, partly the stories have been shortened and rewritten.
Audio books
- Krachmacherstraße - The big audio book box , read by Leonie Landa , Celine Fontanges and Anne Moll . Contains the five stories: The children from Noisemaker Street; Lotta is moving; Sure, Lotta can ride a bike; Of course Lotta is a happy child; Lotta can do almost anything. 3 CDs. Oetinger Media . ISBN 978-3-8373-0848-8
Film adaptations
- 1992 Lotta from Krachmacherstrasse
- 1993 Lotta moves
In all of the above films, Grete Havnesköld plays Lotta.
- 2006 Lotta can do almost anything (picture book film: animated picture book)
- 2006 Of course, Lotta can cycle (picture book film: animated picture book)
Television series
In 1995, the German-Swedish series version of the films from the 1990s was created under the name Lotta .