Emil Svensson lives with his mother and father, little sister Ida, farmhand Alfred, and maid Lina on a picturesque farm in Småland. He is an unusually lively little boy, who just can't ...
Emil visit the market in Vimmerby, take part in the yearly religious examination and save Alfred from dying in a snow storm.
Emil visit a country auction, help Lina pull out a tooth and raise his pig to do tricks.
An aspiring young writer lives in a bleak working class block in the late 1930s.