the kindhearted 9-year-old narrator; she lives at Middle Farm...
Lisas mischievous 11-year-old brothermore...
Lisas 10-year-old brothermore...
Lisas best friend, aged 9, and neighbor at North Farmmore...
Lisas 11-year-old neighbor at North Farm; Anna is her sistermore...
Lisas 10-year-old neighbor at South Farmmore...
Olafs baby sistermore...
a child-hating shoemaker who definitely does not live up to his name...
kindly grandfather to Britta and Anna; he acts as grandfather to all the children...
the teacher for 23 children in a one-room schoolhouse...
the maid at the house of Lisa, Karl, and Bill...