Sia Lives on Kilimanjaro
| Author | Astrid Lindgren |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sia bor på Kilimandjaro |
| Illustrator | Anna Riwkin-Brick |
| Language | Swedish |
| Series | Children's Everywhere |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Rabén & Sjögren |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Publication place | Sweden |
Published in English | 1959 |
| Preceded by | Noriko-San: girl of Japan |
| Followed by | My 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.