Peter and Petra (book)

Peter and Petra ( Swedish Peter och Petra ) is a fairy tale by Astrid Lindgren .

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In the first grade of Gustaf Vasa School, the pupils were reading when there was a knock at the door. The teacher asks the student Gunnar to open the door. In front of the door are two little dwarf children named Peter and Petra. The two live with their parents in Vasa Park. Her parents sent her to school so that they could learn something there. Since there are initially no small benches and chairs for the two of them, the two of them sit down on Gunnar's desk. Later a carpenter builds two tiny chairs and desks for the two of them. On the way home, Gunnar accompanies the dwarf children every time. He helps them cross the dangerous and busy road that is on their way home. He also visits the two of them at home and watches them ice skating in Vasa Park. When there are certificates shortly before Christmas, Peter and Petra get really good grades. Before Gunnar stays with his grandparents in Småland, he says goodbye to his new friends. But after the holidays Peter and Petra don't come back to school. One day Gunnar receives a tiny letter in which Peter and Petra tell him how much they like him and that they have moved.

Publications

The story first appeared in the Nils Karlsson-Pyssling short story collection (German edition: There are no robbers in the forest ). In Sweden, the book was published as a picture book in 2007 by Rabén & Sjögren . It appeared, just like Junker Nils von Eka, on Astrid Lindgren's 100th birthday. Kristina Digman illustrated the book. This edition was published in Estonia, Denmark, the Netherlands and Italy, among others.

Sculpture in Tegnérpark

In addition to the Astrid Lindgren sculpture by Majalisa Alexanders in Tegnérlunden, sculptures by Peter and Petra can also be seen.

There is a sculpture by Astrid Lindgren in Tegnérpark. Astrid Lindgren's cloak has the names of Astrid Lindgren's books, including Peter and Petra . The dwarf couple Peter and Petra stands below her and looks at her.

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Peter och Petra (2007), Rabén & Sjögren , Swedish edition - illustrated by Kristina Digman
Peter og Petra (2007), Damm, Danish edition - illustrated by Kristina Digman
ペーテルとペトラ (2007), Japanese edition - Illustrated by Kristina Digman
Peeter ja Petra (2008), Sinisukk, Estonian edition - Illustrated by Kristina Digman
Peter en Petra (2008), Ploegsma BV, Dutch edition - Illustrated by Kristina Digman
Petr a Petra (2009), Albatros (ČR), Czech edition - illustrated by Jiří Bernard
Peter e Petra (2011), Il Gioco di Leggere, Italian edition - Illustrated by Kristina Digman

Published in Germany in

There are no robbers in the forest, 1952, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg
Give us books give us wings. Almanac 1963 (number 1), HG: PJ Schindler. Binding: Rolf Rettich, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg
Astrid Lindgren tells, 1971, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg
We come to you. Stories from children from Sweden, 1972, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg
The Mirabell Doll and Other Stories, 2006, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg
Fairy tales, 1989, Friedrich Oetinger publishing house, Hamburg
Stories and fairy tales, 2007, Verlag Friedrich Oetinger, Hamburg

filming

The book was filmed under the title of the same name. Agneta Elers-Jarleman directed. In the film, Petra and Peter are not dwarf children, but troll children.

reception

Tonny Hansen from folkeskolen.dk thinks Peter and Petra is a nice book about friendship and being different. The best thing about the story is that nobody ever questions whether Peter and Petra are entitled to go to school.

Roberta Taverna thinks the story is good read for adults and children. The story comes from a time when time flowed at a different speed. The stories of affections, traditions, and this sincere imagination almost made the reader forget the hectic life of the present.

Margareta Sörenson from Expressen praises the illustrations by Kristina Digman. These represent a kind of timeless fantasy; the scenes on the winter ice are particularly beautiful.

Louise Dam Mortensen explains that Peter and Petra is a simple and heartfelt story about friendship.

Individual evidence

[1] Peter and Petra. .

[2] Peter and Petra. .

[3] The er blevet alt for pænt i Villa Villekulla. .

[4] Lindgren, A - Peter and Petra. .

[5] Astrid Lindgren. Peeter yes Petra. .

[6] Peter and Petra (Innbundet) .

[7] Peter and Petra. .

[8] Cerco un libro per un bambino che… entra in class per la prima volta. .

[9] The City of Twilight. .

[10] Peter and Petra .

[11] Peter and Petra begynder i skole. .

[12] Peter e Petra, di Astrid Lindgren. .

[13] Astrid Lindgren / Peter och Petra. .

[14] Astrid Lindgren: Peter and Petra begynder i skole. .