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"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 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)
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The Tomten and the Fox. Tomte und der Fuchs, englische Ausgabe, Astrid Lindgren
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- The Tomten and the Fox. Tomte und der Fuchs, englische Ausgabe
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Astrid Lindgren
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0698115929
- ISBN13
- 9780698115927
- Series
- The Tomten
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- "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 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)