KarlssonontheRoof

Karlsson is a very short portly and overconfident man who lives in a small house hidden behind a chimney on the roof of a very ordinary apartment building on a very ordinary street in Stockholm When Karlsson pushes a button on his stomach it starts a clever little motor with a propeller on his back allowing him to fly Karlsson is the best at everything at least by his own account In actual fact there is one thing at which he excels being a playmate to a young boy named Svante nicknamed Lillebror little brother who lives in the apartment building with his family Karlsson is quite mischievous often getting Lillebror in trouble but everyone in the end even Lillebrors family his cranky uncle and their dour housekeeper grow to like Karlsson and appreciate his sense of humour energy and good nature