Lotta on Troublemaker Street
Lotta and her family live in a yellow house on Potmaker Street. But their Dad says that even if pot-makers lived there in the past only troublemakers live there now.
Lotta grows up in a small idyllic middle-class town during the 1950s. The three siblings have fun almost all the time despite their youngest sister, Lotta, being as stubborn as an old mule, according to Dad.
Lotta has so very many ideas and she’s pretty sure that she knows how to do most things in the world. Like any 4-5 year old she’s headstrong, often cross, fearless, sure of herself and cheeky. But most of all she’s a happy kid. Kind, generous and resourceful – she often solves her family’s problems on her own.
The original Astrid Lindgren’s books about Lotta on Troublemaker Street are illustrated by Ilon Wikland.
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Written by Astrid Lindgren
First book released in 1958
”Lotta på Bråkmakargatan”
Original title
Illustrated by Ilon Wikland
2 Chapter Books
3 Picture Books
8 Million
Books Sold
35 Languages
The books have been translated to 35 lauguages
2 Feature Films
84% Brand Awareness
In Sweden
Artwork Examples
Rights & Brands represents all artwork from Astrid Lindgren’s Lotta on Troublemaker Street for licensing.
About Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) is Sweden’s most beloved and well-known author, and her works bring joy to children and adults worldwide. Her contributions are unique and significant and cannot be overstated. She was a committed humanist, and fought for children’s rights, equality, and animal welfare – but it’s as a writer of children’s books that she is most known.
Astrid wrote 34 chapter books and 41 picture books in total that all together have sold around 200 million copies and have been translated into more than 100 languages.
About Ilon Wikland
Ilon Wikland is one of Sweden’s most popular illustrators of children’s books. Strangely enough, Wikland is rather unknown to the general public, despite the fact that she illustrated the beloved figures in the majority of Astrid Lindgren’s most-read books. Ilon Wikland is a versatile artist whose pictures span a wide range, from the safe idyll on Troublemaker Street to the breathtaking black depths at the Karma Falls in The Brothers Lionheart.
Wikland came as a refugee to Sweden from Estonia during the Second World War and was later trained at the art school Konstfack in Stockholm. In addition to Astrid Lindgren’s books, she has also illustrated many other authors’ works, including Edith Unnerstad’s children’s books, as well as written and illustrated her own children’s books.
Ilon Wikland has been awarded awards, prizes and other honors for her artistry and collective output. But the road to success was long and sometimes very dramatic.
– Lotta, in Lotta's Christmas Surprise“It’s funny, how many things I can do.”
Rätt Start x Astrid Lindgren & Ilon Wikland
