The Tomten and the Fox

About this book

“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)

Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN-13

9780698115927

Publisher

Puffin Books

Published

October 6, 1997

Pages

32

Weight

4.8 oz

Subject

Juvenile Fiction