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Jonas, Mia-Maria, and Lotta are the three children who live on Troublemaker Street.<\/p>\n
Although the book is titled Lotta on Troublemaker Street<\/strong> <\/em>and each short story centers on Lotta, there\u2019s another voice that\u2019s less visible in the action but, in my view, just as, if not more, interesting: that of Mia-Maria, the middle child<\/strong>. She is the one who tells the stories, carefully noting her little sister\u2019s misadventures.<\/p>\n Speaking directly to readers in an authentic child\u2019s voice, Mia-Maria opens a window onto her family life and the wonderfully ordinary moments that fill it. We learn why Lotta calls her little plush pig Teddy, what she wants most (to be as big as her brother and sister) and we watch her various bits of childish mischief: refusing to wear a scratchy sweater and cutting holes in it, claiming a dog did it, until fearful of her act she finally decides to \u201cmove out\u201d and live by herself next door in Mrs. Berg\u2019s attic. After arranging her own room with Mrs. Berg\u2019s old furniture, playing with a doll, and dusting everything well more than several times, night falls and she finds herself feeling lonely. Not even the little song her mother taught her doesn\u2019t quite comfort her. She finds relief when her father comes to bring her back home.<\/p>\n Lotta\u2019s bluntness, confidence, and stubbornness make her an emblem of a child\u2019s free spirit<\/strong> \u2014 the good and the wild together. Their parents gently guide the children and keep a sense of fun, lovingly joking about their trio as Big Noise, Little Noise, and Little Nut. In this home, noise isn\u2019t scolded, it\u2019s welcomed as part of healthy childhood<\/strong>. Feelings are expressed, lessons are learned, and kids are an active part of the family life.<\/p>\n