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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780863154577
ISBN number: 0863154573
Label: Floris Books
Manufacturer: Floris Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 208
Printing Date: August 26, 2004
Publishing house: Floris Books
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 147925
Studio: Floris Books
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John Bauer’s original and evocative illustrations bring these classic Swedish folk tales to life.
This collection includes: 'When Mother Troll Took in the King’s Washing' by Helena Nyblom; 'The Magician’s Cape by Anna Wahlenberg' by Elsa Beskow; 'The Seven Wishes' by Alfred Smedberg; 'The Ring' by Helena Nyblom; 'Stalo and Kauras' by P. A. Lindholm; and 'The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds' by Harald Ostenson.
Those who love Swedish folk tales won't want to miss this beautifully illustrated book of timeless stories. (Ages 7–10)
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Absolutely beautiful. The artwork is achingly pretty and the stories are wonderful. I'm a folklore nut and an illustration enthusiast, so this book made my whole weekend.
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My 9 yr old son loves the stories in this book. He is very interested in dwarves, fairies and the like, so this book is perfect for finding out more about them. I would highly recommend this book.
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This book far exceeded my expectations. The illustrations are not just beautiful, imaginative, and magically evocative; they are plentiful, too, with one on nearly every other page. The tales are well constructed and wonderfully readable in this translation. I assume they are 19th century art tales, but they are in the folk tradition and they keep to a standard stable of fantastic creatures (usually trolls, sometimes also tomtes or gnomes or elves). I would have liked a bit more bibliographic and biographical information on the writers (not just on the remarkable John Bauer), but this is a quibble that maybe a future printing can fix (along with the occasional typo).
Quibbles aside, I recommend this collection most highly. I read it out loud to an almost-four year old daughter and a five-and-a-half year old son and they love it. Princesses, trolls, brave and clever peasants making their way in the big world: what more could one wish for?
In short, the stories are a good length for reading aloud, the pictures are plentiful, and altogether this is a truly enjoyable book. I don't write many reviews, but I had to sing the praises of this gem.
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The illustrations and the stories are a wonderful combination, and they converge to make this book truly a "must have". In fact, I ordered one copy for my daughters to share at Christmas, and then after seeing it, I ordered 2 more copies so that they could each have one of their own to keep. It's that good! I prefer these tales over the Grimm's fairy tales (though those are very good) but there is something simply spellbinding about these. And John Bauer's illustrations -- what can I say? Pure magic. I have since looked for more folk tales from this area of the world, and for more works llustrated by Bauer, but really there is nothing like this book out there. If your child loves to hear a good tale you can't go wrong with this book. Buy it, and I guarantee that you won't regret it.
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Fantasy, whimsey & pathos- all the ingredients to wonderful tales for young and old are here in full measure. John Bauer's illustrations were for me a previously unknown treasure. They capture the beauty and grotesque elements of legend and folklore with the playfulness of a Dulac or Rackham. If only Bauer had lived, what more wonders could he have created? Some of the finest Swedish authors are included in this collection as well, including the superlative Elsa Beskow. Share this collection with a child as well as yourself.
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