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 Metadata
Author: |
Lindgren, Astrid |
Publisher: |
Puffin Books |
Language: |
English |
Copyright: |
1997 |
Number of Pages: |
32 |
Dewey: |
E |
Dewey Range: |
E |
Binding Type: |
Paperback |
Interest Age: |
6 |
Lexile Level: |
500 |
Lexile Range: |
Developing Reader (500 - 799) |