Mio's Kingdom

Author(s): Astrid Lindgren

Fiction (5 to 8 years)

A classic tale of love, adventure and triumph over adversity.


Did you hear the news about a boy who disappeared? No one knows what happened to him ...except me. Young Karl leaves behind his unhappy life as an unwanted foster child to escape to Farawayland. There, he learns that his true name is Mio, and that he is the son of the king. But the kingdom is under threat. The evil Sir Kato terrorizes the land, and it has been foretold that Mio is the only one who can defeat him ...


Originally published in Swedish in 1954, Astrid Lindgren's tale of Mio became a worldwide children's classic. It is celebrated in this heritage edition, complete with a new and faithful English translation.


Product Information

A true classic that works for every generation. Highly recommended Amazon reviewer

I adored Astrid Lindgren as a child Francesca Simon, author of the Horrid Henry books

General Fields

  • : 9780192731975
  • : Oxford University Press
  • : Oxford University Press
  • : 0.109
  • : 30 June 2011
  • : 195mm X 136mm X 10mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 October 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Astrid Lindgren
  • : Paperback
  • : NE
  • : 839.7374
  • : 144
  • : black and white