The Runaway Sleigh Ride

1983 children's book by Astrid Lindgren

The Runaway Sleigh Ride
Author	Astrid Lindgren
Original title	Titta Madicken, det snöar!
Illustrator	Ilon Wikland
Cover artist	Ilon Wikland
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Series	Madicken
Genre	Children
Set in	Sweden
Published	1983
Publisher	Rabén & Sjögren
Published in English	1984

The Runaway Sleigh Ride! (Swedish: Titta Madicken, det snöar!) is a 1983 Astrid Lindgren children's book.^[1] Set at Christmastime,^[2] the book was published in English in 1984.^[3]

Plot

It's snowing at Junibacken. Madicken and Lisabet go out playing in the snow. The upcoming day, Madicken gets sick and Lisabet and Alva go out Christmas shopping. Suddenly, Lisabet disappears into the forest by sleigh.^[4]

References

^ Titta Madicken, det snöar!. Worldcat. 1983. OCLC 11879692.
^ "Jul i Astrid Lindgrens barnböcker" (PDF) (in Swedish). Jyväskylä University. 4 April 2011. p. 12. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
^ The Runaway Sleigh Ride. Worldcat. 1984. OCLC 10183448.
^ "Madicken" (in Swedish). Astrid Lindgren. 1983. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

Works by Astrid Lindgren

Bibliography

Novels

Autobiographical books

Series

Pippi Longstocking	Pippi Longstocking (1945) Pippi Goes on Board (1946) Pippi in the South Seas (1948)
Bill Bergson	Bill Bergson, Master Detective (1946) Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (1951) Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue (1953)
Karlsson-on-the-Roof	Karlsson-on-the-Roof (1955) Karlsson Flies Again (1962) Karlsson-on-the-Roof Is Sneaking Around Again (1968)
Children's Everywhere	Noriko-San: girl of Japan‎ (1956) Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro (1958) My Swedish Cousins‎ (1959) Lilibet, circus child (1960) Marko Lives in Yugoslavia (1962) Dirk Lives in Holland‎ (1963) Randi Lives in Norway‎ (1965) Noy Lives in Thailand‎ (1966) Matti Lives in Finland‎ (1968)
Madicken	The Runaway Sleigh Ride (1983)