Of course, Lotta can ride a bike

Of course, Lotta can cycle is a children's book by the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren , which was published in 1971 by Rabén and Sjögren Boksforlag in Stockholm under the original title Visst kan Lotta cykla and illustrated by Ilon Wikland. It was translated into German by Thyra Dohrenburg and published in 1972 by the Friedrich Oetinger publishing house in Hamburg.

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The main character in this book is the four-year-old Lotta, who wants a real bike for her fifth birthday. Her older siblings Jonas and Mia-Maria already have real bicycles, but Lotta only has one tricycle. Lotta's parents, however, think that Lotta should ride it a little longer before she gets a real bike. Lotta has a completely different opinion and therefore decides to 'pug' a bike if she doesn't get one for free.
On her birthday she gets lots of great gifts (including toy cars, a picture book, a skipping rope, a swing and a bracelet), but not a bike. Lotta is disappointed, but she knows where to find a bike: in Aunt Berg's shed, who lives in the house next door. When Aunt Berg is taking her afternoon nap, Lotta sneaks into the shed, fetches the bike, which is much too big for her, and rushes down Noisemaker Street with it. But since Lotta doesn't know how to brake a bicycle, she crashes into the hedge of Aunt Berg's house and ends up in the rose bushes. Lotta is ashamed that she took the bike, but Aunt Berg doesn't blame her for it. But then Lotta notices that she has lost her new bracelet and is very sad.
In the evening, Lotta's father comes home from work and actually brings a bike for Lotta. It's old, used, and cheap, but Lotta is more happy about it than about any other gift. Finally, Aunt Berg finds Lotta's bracelet.

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, Lotta can do almost everything , on the DVD. In addition, viewers can look at English vocabulary with the help of 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 .

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German edition

Of course, Lotta can ride a bike. Oetinger Verlag; Edition: 26th edition (February 1972). ISBN 3-789161365

Swedish edition

Visst kan Lotta cykla. Rabén and Sjögren Boksforlag, Stockholm, 1971.

English version

Lotta's bike. Methuen Chi.Bks. (January 18, 1973). ISBN 0416766005