In this post, physiotherapist Hanni Vitelson writes about how a classic children's story became the inspiration for some critical thinking. An advertisement for an anti-freckle cream catches the attention of 9-years old Pippi Langstrump. The sign says: DO YOU SUFFER FROM FRECKLES? Pippi goes straight to the selling lady and says: 'NO!! I don’t suffer from freckles!!' 'But, my dear child, your whole face is covered with freckles!’ says the seller. ‘I know that,’ says Pippi, ‘but I don’t suffer from them. I love them. Good morning.’ This episode appears only in the fuller versions of the book, originally published in Sweden in 1945 by Astrid Lindgren. This ever-fresh 70-years old … [Read more...] about Hannah Vitelson – Pippi gets critical – 30DoS #28