""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)
By:
Astrid Lindgren, Karl-Erik Forsslund Illustrated by:
Harald Wiberg Imprint: Putnam Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 254mm,
Spine: 4mm
Weight: 123g ISBN:9780698115927 ISBN 10: 0698115929 Publication Date:06 October 1997 Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years Audience:
Children/juvenile
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English as a second language
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0-5 years
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
