They are truly magical, in the style of great fairy tale artists like Arthur Rackham.
John Bauer's magnificent illustrations make this collection extremely appealing. This is a collection of folk tales written by various Swedish authors, including Elsa Beskow and Anna Wahlenberg. SWEDISH FOLK AND FAIRY TALES illustrated by John Bauer, translated by Holger Lundburgh Her kindness moves the birds who descend from the skies to save her. But Blanzeflor gives the pearls away, one by one, to the desperate peasants, bringing down the king's wrath. He gives her a pearl necklace and warns her never to take it off, on pain of her life. THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE by Jane Langton, illustrated by Ilse PlumeĪn evil king marries, Blanzeflor, a beautiful and kind peasant girl.
I wouldn't call Lindgren's story a folktale, but a tomten is a Scandinavian mythological creature and if your kids are put off by all the vulgar trolls in most of these books, read them this gentle tale. This book should be required reading for every child, especially at Christmas! The Tomten takes care of the farm animals at night in the winter, wishing them goodnight and making sure that they are fed. THE TOMTEN by Astrid Lindgren, illustrated by Harald Wiberg Instead, she realized was the value of friendship–a great lesson for our kids. I absolutely loved the twist at the end when the traveller leaves, thinking he has tricked a foolish woman into believing he made soup out of a nail, but her final declaration indicates that she knew what was happening all along. She is reluctant to offer him a place to sleep but his conversational skills win her over and she finds herself supplying the ingredients for soup made from a nail. Nail Soup is the Swedish version of the well-known folktale "Stone Soup." In this story, a weary traveller stops for a rest at the house of a woman. NAIL SOUP by Eric Maddern, illustrated by Paul Hess
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