Mio, My Son
#2244.10 adjusted 4.09 for sample size in the official ranking · full ranking
Books 1 book Status Complete 1954 Reading commitment Low Astrid Lindgren Last reviewed 2026-09-25
Overview
Astrid Lindgren's 1954 Swedish children's fantasy (Mio, min Mio) follows a lonely, unloved foster child in Stockholm who is carried away to Farawayland, where he learns he is Prince Mio, son of the King. With his friend Pompoo he rides out to face the cruel knight Sir Kato, in a story told with the rhythms of a traditional fairy tale.
Portal fantasy · For Middle grade
Core Canon: Reading Order (1 work) counts toward ranking
Mio, My Son (1954) core · 4.10 (16,247 ratings); A lonely foster child in Stockholm is carried away to Farawayland, where he learns he is Prince Mio, son of the King, and must ride out to face the cruel knight Sir Kato.
Quick answers
- How many books are in Mio, My Son? Mio, My Son's Core Canon is 1 book.
- Is Mio, My Son finished? Complete (1954).
- How much reading does Mio, My Son take? Low reading commitment (estimated from 1 Core Canon book).
- How is Mio, My Son ranked? #224 in this site's official ranking, based on 16,247 reader ratings across 1 Core Canon book. See the full ranking for how this is calculated.
Why is it ranked #224?
Ranked #224 in the official ranking.
- Average reader rating of 4.10 across 1 core book.
- A smaller readership (16,247 ratings), so the score carries less weight of numbers.
- Less than 0.01 behind #223, Redwall (a finer tie-break level decides the order).
- Below the top-10 average of 4.45.
- A single standalone novel: ranked on that one book alone.
Why explore this universe?
Highly rated · 1 book · Complete · 16k ratings · Ranks #224 overall
Good choice if you want a quick, low-commitment portal fantasy universe that's already finished, so there's no wait for the next book.
Reading order
A single Core Canon work: no sequencing question to resolve.
Awards (verified)
- German Youth Literature Prize (Prämie (commendation)), 1956: honor: Mio, My Son; Awarded one of the prize's 1956 commendations (Prämie) rather than a category prize; that year's Children's Book prize went to Der glückliche Löwe (Louise Fatio, illustrated by Roger Duvoisin).
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Official resources
Research details
Ranking metrics: weighted average 4.10 across 16,247 ratings on 1 Core Canon book. See Why is it ranked here? above for the full breakdown, or the full ranking.
How do we know this?
Admission: Canon extension: Mio, My Son (Astrid Lindgren) accepted 2026-09-25
Sources: (see source tier definitions)
- Wikipedia Tier 2
Last reviewed: 2026-09-25
Rule: Core Canon = Mio, My Son (1954) only, standalone.