Meet Karlsson –‘a most perfectly plump and handsome fellow’ who lives on the roof and flies! Along with his best friend Smidge (who lives in the flat below), the irrepressible Karlson incites all sorts of mayhem and madness and eats a great many buns. Read on to find out how Karlsson gets rid of the horrible housekeeper and how Karlsson and Smidge almost appear on TV! Most of all, enjoy the story of an unlikely but enduring friendship as Smidge and Karlson take on the world together. In the second of the Karlsson trilogy, Astrid Lindgren brings back one of her most colourful characters for more out-of-the-ordinary adventures. Using her usual wit and humour, Lindgren manages to take boring, unpromising situations- such as Smidge being stuck at home with an unkind housekeeper, and create stories that children simply won’t want to put down. Fast-paced and clearly written, Karlsson and Smidge’s adventures are the pranks you’ve never been brave enough to try, the games you’re not allowed to play and situations that you can only dream of.