Lotta can do almost anything

Lotta can do almost everything (original title: Visst kan Lotta Nästan allting ) is the title of a book by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren . In 1977 the book was published by Rabén & Sjögren . In the same year the Oetinger Verlag published the book in Germany.

content

Lotta thinks she can do anything. But her siblings Mia Maria and Jonas don't believe her. When suddenly there are no Christmas trees in the whole city, Lotta has to prove that she can really do everything. She wants to get a Christmas tree for the family. However, this is more difficult than expected, a Christmas tree is nowhere to be found. When Lotta has almost given up hope, a Christmas tree suddenly falls from a truck. Lotta brings this to her overjoyed family.

background

The book was first published in Sweden in 1977. Astrid Lindgren wrote the story and Ilon Wikland was in charge of the drawings. Anna-Liese Kornitzky translated the book into German.

Film adaptations

Lotta from Krachmacherstraße & Lotta, the TV series

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Part of the film Lotta from Krachmacherstraße deals with the events from the book. The episode A Christmas Tree Must Be ( Visst Kan Lotta Naestan Allting ) from the television series Lotta also deals with the story. Grete Havnesköld plays Lotta.

Picture book film

In 2007 Oetinger Verlag released the DVD Lotta can do almost everything . The picture book with the illustrations by Ilon Wikland is animated as a film on this. The film can be viewed in German and English. There is also another picture book film, Of course, Lotta can cycle , on the DVD. In addition, viewers can look at English vocabulary using Lotta's dictionary . The speakers from the film are Anne Moll (German) and Nicola Ransom (English). The direction was directed by Pelle Ferner and Mattias Wennerfalk was responsible for the animation. The music and the noises contributed Elin Ferner .

Theatrical performances

Lotta can almost everything was performed in theaters in various cities in Germany. For example in 2014 in the Plauen-Zwickau Theater , in the Burgtheater in Vienna , in 2016 in the Schloßkirche in Philippsthal or in December 2018 in the TPZ Lingen . In November 2018 the book was shown as a puppet show by the Dornerei Theater in Hambach Castle .

reception

Reviews

For Bernd Gonzales, Lotta can do almost anything is one of his favorite Christmas books. He praises the beautiful pictures by Ilon Wikland . Julia Franck adds that the pictures are “really loving, beautiful and full of charm”.

Ingrid Löbner advises parents in her guide for serene parents-happy children: Take a look at Astrid Lingren's picture book with more ease and relaxation through the first six years of life , in order to be able to “intensely empathize” with how four-year-old children feel, from which eyes they see the world see what thoughts they are thinking and what undertakings they are already capable of.

Gabriele Cromme explains that the picture book contradicts the classic understanding of the roles of girls and boys. In this, boys are perceived as “active and enterprising”, while girls are perceived as “passive and immobile”. Lotta is "active and enterprising".

Individual evidence

1. ^ Astrid Lindgren / Ilon Wikland. Lotta can do almost anything .
2. ↑ Lotta 01: Lotta from Krachmacherstrasse (Lotta på braakmakargatan) .
3. ↑ Lotta 06: A Christmas tree is needed (Visst Kan Lotta Naestan Allting) .
4. ^ Daniel Ammann: Review. Lotta can do almost anything. 2 picture book films .
5. ↑ Christiane Diehl: Dornerei theater with puppets and Großfigurgen. Lotta celebrates Christmas .
6. ↑ Castle Stories - Lotta can do almost anything .
7. ^ Ludger Konopka: Children's theater in the castle church. Atmospheric Christmas market in Philippsthal with a torchlight parade. .
8. ↑ Kiki + Pupps .
9. ↑ Plauen-Zwickau theater makes games. Highlights of the new 2014/15 season .
10. ↑ Bernd Gonzales: A read advent calendar # 24: Lotta can do almost anything. .
11. ^ Julia Franck: Children's book. Lotta can do almost anything. Ilon Wikland. Astrid Lindgren. .
12. ↑ Ingrid Löbner: Serene parents-happy children: With more ease and relaxation through the first six years of life , ISBN 978-3-903072-27-5 , 2016 limited preview in the Google book search
13. ↑ Gabriele Cromme: Astrid Lindgren and the autarky of femininity: literary representation of women and girls in their complete works , ISBN 9783860644089 , Kovač, 1996, pp. 85–88