“Pippi Longstocking is coming into your town”… in a brand new audiobook collection! Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster will narrate three of Astrid Lindgren’s classic Pippi Longstocking audiobooks, coming March 4, 2025 from Listening Library, as part of a yearlong celebration of Pippi’s 80th birthday. These new recordings are a must for libraries’ digital audio collections and are the perfect family listens to offer audio fans of all ages!
Sutton Foster is a two-time Tony Award-winning actress best known for her work on Broadway and TV’s Younger. Sutton Foster most recently starred on Broadway as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes.
Sutton Foster in the audiobook studio (Photo credit: Amanda Gomez)
“Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking is not just the strongest girl in the world. She is a symbol of freedom, strength, kindness, courage and justice. A rebel who uses her superpowers wisely and never abuses her power. She stands up against what is wrong. Thanks to that, she has changed the world for the better since 1945. Pippi has no hidden agenda; she is who she is—a fun and dynamic playmate to be inspired by. If you are very strong, you must also be very kind. Be more like Pippi, use your own Pippi power, and make the world a little better.”
FUN FACT: Foster’s new recording of the beloved story of a strong, spunky girl and her hilarious adventures expands Listening Library’s storied history with Pippi Longstocking. Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking was first recorded and released on LP in 1962 (pictured below), narrated by actress Esther Benson. As a nostalgia Easter egg, the opening and closing music of the new audiobooks is excerpted from the widely beloved 1970’s television series and film.
