Children's book: Ronia the bandit's daughter

The night Ronia was born, thunder rumbled in the mountains and lightning split the robbers' castle in two. This is how Ronia's story begins, in a night as extraordinary as her life will be. Ronia's father, a thick-skinned thief, breaks down at his daughter's irrefutable determination to leave home to understand her story. Ronia fights for truth and friendship. Astrid Lindgren has the ability to build confident, authentic, unique and independent characters who decide what to do with their lives in difficult situations. His characters fall outside of the masculine and feminine stereotypes, both boys and girls equally star in his stories. Ronia learns from the wild world the lessons she needs to survive. A permanent tension between a childish world full of innocence and the oppressive force of adults. Astrid offers us a new way of looking at childhood. Wonderful illustrations by Katsuya Kondo, renowned illustrator, animator, character designer, and Studio Ghibily film author, set the scene for this wonderful novel.