The Tomten and the Fox -- Astrid Lindgren

<b>"This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again."--<i>The New Yorker</i></b> <p/>In this sequel to the classic <i>The Tomten</i>, 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. <p/>"The illustrations have a luminous beauty. There's a kind, quiet calm here that warms the winter air."--<b><i>The New York Times</i></b> <p/> "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 "--<b><i>School Library Journal </i>(starred review)</b><br><br><b>Author:</b> Astrid Lindgren<br><b>Publisher:</b> Puffin Books<br><b>Published:</b> 10/06/1997<br><b>Pages:</b> 32<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.30lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.14h x 9.96w x 0.17d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780698115927<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Astrid Lindgren, author of many popular books for children, won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her contribution to children's literature.<p><b>1907Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson born November 14 in Näs, near Vimmerby, Småland; second child of Samuel August and Hanna Ericson (broth