Swedish Fairy Tales

Name: Swedish Fairy Tales
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781634501927
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Swedish Fairy Tales is a delightful anthology that brings to life the rich tapestry of Sweden's folklore. Each tale is infused with magical creatures, enchanting adventures, and age-old wisdom, offering a window into the cultural heritage of Sweden. The book captivates young readers while imparting timeless lessons wrapped in whimsy and wonder.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate enchanting tales filled with magic and adventure, perfect for fostering a child’s imagination. If you love exploring cultural folktales that offer timeless lessons through whimsical storytelling, this book will be a delightful addition to your collection.

Swedish Fairy Tales

Age range 9 to 12 The Seven Wishes The Trolls and the Youngest Tomte The Changelings Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass The Queen And many more

Description

Age range 9 to 12

These are stories filled with wicked magicians, troublesome trolls, teasing magpies, and solemn tomtar. In Swedish fairy tales, frogs become beautiful fairy girls, troll girls marry troll princes, kings transform into woodcutters, and little boys go searching for adventure in the forest. This collection of twenty-one marvelous tales includes:

The Seven Wishes
The Trolls and the Youngest Tomte
The Changelings
Leap the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass
The Queen
And many more

These stories are clever and fun, full of adventure and magic. A world of wonder and mystery is brought to life by the spellbinding art of one of the world's greatest illustrators of fairy tales, John Bauer. His big-nosed, good-natured trolls are sure to delight, while his heroes and heroines shine brightly, bringing hope and goodness to dark places.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781634501927

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Sky Pony Press

Illustration: 50 color illustrations

Contributors:

Translated by Holger Lundbergh
Illustrated by John Bauer

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 658g

Pages: 256

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Holger Lundbergh is the grandson of the famous Danish storyteller Helena Nyblom. He has published numerous articles and a book of poetry, as well as translations from Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian. He lives in Stockholm, Sweden.

John Bauer illustrated the work of nearly all well-known Swedish storytellers, many of whom appear in this book. He died at the age of thirty-six in 1918.