Karlsson-on-the-Roof

This article is about the fictional character. For the rally driver nicknamed Carlsson-on-the-Roof, see Erik Carlsson.
Karlsson-on-the-Roof
Karlsson with Svante "Lillebror" (little brother) Svanteson on a Russian stamp (1992).
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof
  • Karlsson Flies Again
  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof is Sneaking Around Again
AuthorAstrid Lindgren
Original title
Karlsson på taket
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)

Karlsson-on-the-Roof (Swedish: Karlsson på taket) is a character who features in a series of children's books by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Lindgren may have borrowed the idea for the series from a similar story about Mr. O'Malley in the comic strip Barnaby (1942) by Crockett Johnson.[1]

  1. ^ Astrid Lindgren hade förebild i USA, Dagens Nyheter, 15 januari 2012.