Author : Linda Liebrand
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 14,62 MB
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781913382063
Grumpy old Farm Tomten just wants to stay at home and avoid the terrible Christmas celebrations altogether. His cousin, Yule Tomten, is up to his ears in Christmas presents and thousands of children waiting. With just two more days till Christmas, will an invite for Christmas coffee be enough to melt Farm Tomten's grumpy heart?
Author : Astrid Lindgren
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,38 MB
Release : 1997-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780698115910
This classic story of the Tomten’s nocturnal visits to all of the residents of wintry farm has been reminding children of the promise of spring for decades. “The friendly troll Tomten will be a welcome visitor. . . . Highly recommended.”—School Library Journal (starred review) “Wiberg’s lovely, full-color paintings convey the hushed atmosphere of night in the Swedish countryside and also the sweet charms of the Tomten. . . . The gentle story with its eye-filling scenes is an apt choice for a bedtime read-aloud.”—Publishers Weekly “A picture book of rare distinction.”—The Chicago Tribune An ALA Notable Book A Parents’ Choice Paperback Award Winner
Author : Ulf Stark
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,22 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Christmas stories, Swedish
ISBN : 9781782501367
Grump the Yule Tomte lives all alone, which is exactly how he likes it! He's waiting for Christmas to arrive when all of a sudden a gust of wind steals his mittens from the washing line and his hat from his head. That's the last straw -- he won't be the Yule Tomte any more! Binny and Barty, the rabbit children, live with their family in the forest. They've never heard of Christmas, or the Yule Tomte, until the wind brings them some strange gifts... All the animals in the forest prepare for the arrival of Christmas. They make presents, bake sweet treats and even write a song. But will the Yule Tomte ever bring Christmas to the big forest? This charming and funny Christmas story of a grumpy tomte and the hopeful little rabbits is told over twenty-five chapters -- one for each day of Advent -- with delightful festive illustrations. Perfect for families to share together.
Author : Karl-Erik Forsslund
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,85 MB
Release : 1997-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780812487305
"Charming, hushed illustrations and quiet text together evoke the soft, snowy silence and winter beauty of a Swedish night".--School Library Journal. Full-color illustrations.
Author : Sven Nordqvist
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,83 MB
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781782508588
A playful holiday picture book from Sven Nordqvist (creator of The Dog Walk and Findus and Pettson) with a story based on a Swedish Christmas tradition. It's Christmas Eve, and Papa tomte is eagerly waiting for the human family to leave out a bowl of porridge. But Mama tomte has a terrible feeling the family have forgotten! Mama tomte and the children hatch a plan to steal a bowl of Christmas porridge. Can they sneak through the house without being seen? Sven Nordqvist, one of Sweden's most popular author and illustrators, is inspired by the tradition of leaving a sweet treat to thank the tomtes (magical gnome-like creatures) in this charming story that's full of delightful details.
Author : Jan Brett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,81 MB
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0399549307
Jan Brett's beloved character Hedgie stars in this charming story about a little Tomten who gets tired of porridge for breakfast and starts stealing Henny's eggs. But Henny wants a brood of chicks and she needs her eggs. With the help of clever Hedgie, she substitutes an acorn, a strawberry, a mushroom and finally a potato in her nest. But nothing stops that Tomten until the little hedgehog hides in Henny's nest: when the Tomten reaches in to get his morning treat, all he gets is a handful of prickles. He runs home for porridge and never comes back again! Intricate needlepoint patterns of Scandinavian designs frame the characters reacting from the borders in this beautiful picture book set in Denmark.
Author : Jackie French
Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 20,14 MB
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1460700139
It's Christmas - from a wombat's point of view. It's Christmas! And it's Christmas for Mothball the Wombat, too.She eats, she sleeps, she scratches,but on Christmas Eve ... Created by writer Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, CHRISTMAS WOMBAT is another irresistible picture book by this extraordinary award-winning pair. Ages 3+
Author : Astrid Lindgren
Publisher : Flo
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,32 MB
Release : 2017-08-10
Category : Children's stories, Swedish
ISBN : 9781782504610
Collector's combined edition of Astrid Lindgren's two classic Tomten tales, The Tomten and The Tomten and the Fox.
Author : Tomie dePaola
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 35,89 MB
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1481477641
In this beloved classic picture book, Tomie dePaola retells and illustrates an Italian Christmas folk tale, breathing warmth and humanity into the character of the lonely Old Befana and her endless search for the Christ Child. Every morning and every afternoon, Old Befana sweeps with her broom. “Cranky old lady,” the children say. “She is always sweeping!” Sweep, sweep, sweep. But when a brilliant star glows in the eastern sky one night, and Old Befana encounters the glorious procession of three kings on their way to Bethlehem, her world will never be the same.
Author : Ian Krykorka
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 18,8 MB
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1551437996
Every year, Radim's family has a delicious carp for Christmas dinner, selected from the huge wooden barrels that line the streets of Prague in December. But this year, when Radim sits by the bathtub feeding breadcrumbs to the fish that his father has chosen, he sees more than a delectable meal. In Carl the Christmas Carp, Ian Krykorka writes a story drawn from his mother's childhood and from life in present day Prague as well. In the vibrant illustrations, Vladyana Krykorka lovingly recreates the city of her birth and her youth, down to the last glorious detail.
