Books
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Selma Lagerlöf
Nils is a young lad who likes nothing more than eating and sleeping. He is also a very mean little boy who likes to torment animals. One day he catches a tomte who turns Nils into a tomte, which leaves him shrunken and able to talk with animals, who…
Woody, Hazel and Little Pip
Elsa Beskow
This delightful autumn story describes the woodland adventures of two acorn children who get carried away by the blustery autumn wind. Mr Squirrel and Hazel, the youngest Hazelnut child, go off in search of them and encounter a grumpy troll and the C…
Princess Sylvie
Elsa Beskow
Princess Sylvie persuades her father, the king, to leave the palace gardens and walk in the woods. The king is unsure. What might be in the woods? Then Sylvie’s dog Oskar runs off after a long-eared hare and Sylvie’s adventures begin. This is a delig…
Pelle’s New Suit
Elsa Beskow
Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle’s Sunday suit grows shorter! Pelle shears the lamb, and the wool is carded, spun, dyed and woven. Finally, the tailor makes a new suit for Pelle.
The Way Out
Harry Martinson
In THE WAY OUT, which came the year after FLOWERING NETTLES, Harry Martinson continued his autobiographical story of the parish boy Martin Tomasson and his twofold longing – the longing away from his overly harsh living conditions and the longing for…
Eye of the Dragon
Cha Sandmael
Eye of the Dragon is an epic fantasy book series by Cha Sandmæl, set in an immersive and visually stunning universe that draws you in, and its own, modern twist. It is centred around the ash elf Kha and their unlikely friend Ranja, dragon by day and…
