The Tomten and the Fox

ISBN: 0698115929

Author: Lindgren, Astrid

Condition: Used

This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again.-The New YorkerIn this sequel to the classic The Tomten, the creator of Pippi Longstocking adapts a Swedish folk tale into a beloved childrens 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. Theres a kind, quiet calm here that warms the winter air.-The New York TimesCharming, 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 foxs hunger to boot!-School Library Journal (starred review)