Seacrow Island (Saltkråkan)
By Astrid Lindgren and Ilon Wikland
Tjorven is a girl living on Seacrow Island (Saltkråkan) in the Stockholm archipelago together with her dog Bosun, her parents Nisse and Marta, and her older sisters Teddy and Freddy.
When summer arrives in the Stockholm family, Melkerson moves into Mrs Sjöblom’s cottage, Carpenter’s Cottage, and Tjorven gets acquainted with Pelle, a boy her own age, his older brothers Niklas and Johan, their widower dad Melker, as well as his daughter Malin, the oldest of the siblings, and something of a mum to the younger ones.
When winter and Christmas come, Pelle and his family return to Seacrow Island, but as summer arrives once again, it seems as if the Melkerson family will lose the cottage. Luckily at the last minute Pelle and Tjorven succeed in saving it!
In contrast to most of Astrid Lindgren’s films, Seacrow Island is not based on a book. The script was written for the television series and was only published in book form with illustrations by Ilon Wikland after the television series had aired.
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Seacrow Island
Written by Astrid Lindgren
Illustrated by Ilon Wikland
Classic TV series
from 1964
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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
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.
