Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro

Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro
AuthorAstrid Lindgren
Original titleSia bor på Kilimandjaro
IllustratorAnna Riwkin-Brick
LanguageSwedish
SeriesChildren's Everywhere
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherRabén & Sjögren
Publication date
1958
Publication placeSweden
Published in English
1959
Preceded byNoriko-San: girl of Japan 
Followed byMy Swedish Cousins 

Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro (original Swedish title: Sia bor på Kilimandjaro) is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren and with photographs by Anna Riwkin-Brick. The original Swedish edition was published in 1958 by the Rabén & Sjögren publishing company in Stockholm. The English translation was published in 1959, in London by Methuen, and in New York by Macmillan. The book was published as part of the Children's Everywhere photo book series. It is a story of a young girl who wants to visit the king at the Chagga Feast, but her father tells her she is too young, and her brother tells her only boys are allowed. The story is about self-determination.