[{"id":270254801063,"handle":"all","title":"All","updated_at":"2025-09-23T11:57:29-05:00","body_html":null,"published_at":"2021-06-25T11:34:27-05:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":null,"disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"-10000"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":268982583463,"handle":"astrid-lindgren","title":"Astrid Lindgren","updated_at":"2025-09-23T10:19:39-05:00","body_html":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"margin-right: 1px; margin-bottom: 3px; float: left;\" height=\"268\" width=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/5226\/7687\/files\/Astrid_Lindgren__cropped_W_480x480.jpg?v=1630344745\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/5226\/7687\/files\/Astrid_Lindgren__cropped_W_480x480.jpg?v=1630344745\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAstrid Anna Emilia Lindgren \u003c\/strong\u003e(née Ericsson), (1907 – 2002) was an immensely popular children’s book author as well as a lifelong philanthropist. 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The kids of Noisy Village return in another rollicking adventure from the beloved author of Pippi Longstocking!
Noisy Village is a small place. With just three farmhouses and six children, it's easy to think that not much happens there. But the boisterous and adventurous children, including eight-year-old Lisa, the intrepid narrator, have loads of happy times. In this book they'll go on sleigh rides, celebrate Easter, and go on a treasure hunt!
From the beloved author Astrid Lindgren, Happy Times in Noisy Village will delight and inspire readers of all ages. Whether familiar with Pippi Longstockingor new to the Lindgren books, readers young and old will have a blast reading about the antics of Lisa and her friends. With beautiful black-and-white illustrations from Mini Grey, good times abound in Noisy Village!
