Why Pippi Longstocking is a Great Book | The Brunching Shuttlecocks

by Lore Sjöberg

(From the 1978 Puffin Books edition of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren.)

Page 14:
"And now here he was, living on the porch. When Pippi wanted to drink her afternoon coffee there..."

Page 38:
"One lovely afternoon Pippi had invited Tommy and Annika over for afternoon coffee and pepperkakor."

Page 44:
"'Of course I will,' said Pippi and put the ladder back instantly. 'And when you get down we can all drink coffee and have a happy time'"

Page 48:
"...she would sit down on the kitchen table and, utterly happy, drink a large cup of coffee and eat a piece of bread and cheese"

Page 68:
"'We could drink coffee here,' said Pippi. 'I'll skip in and make a little.'"

Page 69:
"Tommy and Annika thought coffee had never tasted so good before."

Pages 116-131:
Chapter Nine: "Pippi Goes to a Coffee Party"