Lindgren Astrid - The Tomten And The Fox - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again. The New Yorker In this sequel to the classic The Tomten the creator of Pippi Longstocking adapts a Swedish folk tale into a beloved children's story. When a hungry fox wanders into a farm late at night looking for food the guard troll Tomten finds a way to keep the farm animals safe and feed the fox at the same time. The illustrations have a luminous beauty. There's a kind quiet calm here that warms the winter air. The New York Times Charming hushed illustrations and quiet text together evoke the soft snowy silence and winter beauty of a Swedish night. The troll Tomten mercifully saves the farm animals from the depredations of Reynard the fox and manages to assuage the fox's hunger to boot! School Library Journal (starred review)
Title: The Tomten And The Fox
Author(s): Lindgren Astrid
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group U. S.
Barcode: 9780698115927
Pages: 32 Pages
Publication Date: 10/6/1997
Category: Wildlife (Children's / Teenage)