Elsa Beskow
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Elsa Beskow
Elsa was born on February 11, 1874 in Maria Parish on Stockholm’s south side. But winter-girl Elsa was a summer child at heart. And it’s that time of year that she mainly writes about in her books. She once wrote: “Why must there always be pictures of winter? It’s much more fun to see pictures of summer during the winter.”
Her own summer paradise was called Skärfsta, a farm next to Lake Uttran in Sörmland. She spent her childhood summers there with her mother Augusta, her father Bernt, her four younger sisters and her older brother. Her father came from Norway and the family name was Maartman. Bernt Maartman was forceful and outgoing, full of good-natured pranks. He was the laughter and the fun in life and Elsa loved him dearly. When she was 15, her father came down with pneumonia died suddenly, leaving her mother alone with six children. The financial situation was in ruins and Augusta Maartman had no way of taking care of the family on her own. She therefore moved in with three unmarried younger siblings who already lived collectively on Storgatan in Stockholm.
Augusta sent her son Hans to Eskilstuna, where one of Augusta’s older brothers lived, but the five girls went with their mother. So Elsa grew up with her mother, her Aunts Amalia and Berta and her Uncle Eugene. Four adults, three women and one man, created a home for a few children. And that’s where we find the true archetypes for Aunt Green, Aunt Brown, Aunt Lavender and Uncle Blue.
Books by Elsa Beskow published by Bonnier
Sagan om den lilla lilla gumman
The Tale of the Little, Little Old Woman, 1897
Barnen på Solbacka, 1898
Puttes äventyr i blåbärsskogen
Peter in Blueberry Land, 1901
Blommornas bok (text: Jeanna Oterdahl), 1905
Gnällmåns, 1905
Olles skidfärd
Ollie’s Ski Trip, 1907
Tummelisa
Thumbelina (text: H C Andersen), 1908
Tomtebobarnen
Children of the Forest, 1910
Pelles nya kläder
Pelle’s New Suit, 1912
Blomsterfesten i täppan
The Flowers’ Festival, 1914
Sagobok, 1915
Görans bok, 1916
Tant Grön, Tant Brun och Tant Gredelin
Aunt Green Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender 1918
Muntergök, Sagobok, 1919
Lasse-liten i trädgården
Christopher’s Harvest Time, 1920
Bubbelemuck och andra sagor, Sagobok, 1921
Lillebrors segelfärd, 1921
Borgmästar Munte, 1922
Sagan om den lilla hinden, 1924
Tant Bruns födelsedag
Aunt Brown’s Birthday, 1925
Årets saga
Around the Year, 1927
Petters och Lotta på äventyr
Peter and Lotta’s Adventure, 1929
Hattstugan
Hat-house, 1930
Solägget
The Sun Egg, 1932
Landet Långthärifrån, 1932
Sagan om den nyfikna abborren, 1933
Sessalätts äventyr, 1934
Ocke, Nutta och Pillerill
Woody, Hazel and Little Pip, 1939
Duktiga Annika, 1941
Farbror Blås nya båt
Uncle Blue’s New Boat, 1942
ABC-resan, 1945
Petters och Lottas jul
Peter and Lotta’s Christmas, 1947
Herr Peter
Peter’s Old House, 1949
Röda bussen och gröna bilen, 1952
Books by Elsa Beskow
In the Garden Plot and the Bilberry Wood
Elsa Beskow
A combination of a beautiful picture book and an art book for all ages. This is a depiction of the natural world that is always present in all Elsa Beskow’s picture book classics. In this book we follow the seasons and take a closer look at the plant…
Elsa Beskow: Picture Treasury
Elsa Beskow
This beautiful edition is not just a picture book but also an unusual art book. Focus is placed on the details in Elsa Beskow’s classic illustrations and enables both young and old to discover new dimensions to her artistic work. This special ar…
My first years
Elsa Beskow
The Fairy Tale Treasure Trove of Elsa Beskow – Tripp TrappTRULL
Elsa Beskow
The second book of three containing some of the treasures by Elsa Beskow. A treasure chest filled with magical moments.This splendid volume contains the best-loved fairytales, verses and pictures, all collected together in one place. The collection i…
The Tale of the Little, Little Old Woman
Elsa Beskow
Mayor Munte
Alice Tegnér
The Fairy Tale Treasure Trove of Elsa Beskow – TRIPP TrappTrull
Elsa Beskow
The first book of three containing some of the treasures by Elsa Beskow. A treasure chest filled with magical moments.This splendid volume contains the best-loved fairytales, verses and pictures, all collected together in one place. The collection in…
The Curious Fish
Elsa Beskow
When Flash, a very curious little fish, is caught and held prisoner on dry land, his aunts and uncles are determined to save him. But how can they leave the water to go to his rescue? With the help of a wise old frog and a little magic, even the most…
Christopher’s Harvest Time
Elsa Beskow
Christopher meets the spirit of September in the garden, and is introduced to all the harvest folk: the Gooseberry girls and boys, old man Black-Currant, the misses Plum and the proud Strawberries.
Pelles nya kläder
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.
Emily and Daisy
Elsa Beskow
Emily is a helpful little girl, so when her mummy is worried that Daisy the cow will escape into the clover field through a hole in the fence, she offers to go and look after Daisy for the day. On the way, she meets a big dog, a boastful boy and an o…
The Flowers’ Festival
Elsa Beskow
Around the Year
Elsa Beskow
Delightful verses and delicate, playful illustrations take young children through the special joys of each month of the year, from icy February to the green shoots of April, the red poppies of July, September’s apples and the delights of December.
Aunt Brown’s Birthday
Elsa Beskow
The Sun Egg
Elsa Beskow
A mysterious orange egg has fallen into the woods. “It’s a sun egg!” declares the elf who finds it nestled on the forest floor. Soon she and her friends find out what it really is, but not before the little elf goes off on one of the best adventures…
Peter and Lotta’s Adventure
Elsa Beskow
When Peter and Lotta give away one of their kittens, they find themselves having a day full of adventures including the excitement of the fair. But will they manage to get home safely?
Peter and Lotta’s Christmas
Elsa Beskow
Peter and Lotta go to live in the country with Aunt Green, Aunt Brown, Aunt Lavender and Uncle Blue. As Christmas approaches, they discover all kinds of new surprises, but best of all is finding where the presents come from. Is it from deep in the fo…
Peter in Blueberry Land
Elsa Beskow
Peter is looking for blueberries for his mother’s birthday but he can’t find a single one. Suddenly he feels a light tap on his shoe, and a strange and magical adventure begins. This is one of Elsa Beskow’s best-known and best-loved books. Peter gets…
Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender
Elsa Beskow
In this first of the classic Peter and Lotta books, Elsa Beskow tells how the two children come to meet the three colourful sisters known as Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender.
Children of the Forest
Elsa Beskow
Against an enchanting background of Nordic scenery a happy family of small forest people works and plays, all season of the year. The children of the forest are sharing nuts and lingonberries with the squirrels and other small animals, and they are t…
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
Ollie’s Ski Trip
Elsa Beskow
Six-year-old Ollie is given his first pair of real skis. As soon as the snow begins to fall he heads off into the woods and meets sparkling Jack Frost, who shoos away damp Mrs Thaw. Jack Frost takes him on an adventure to the palace of King Winter. O…
Uncle Blue’s New Boat
Elsa Beskow
This is the adventure of Peter and Lotta and their trip in Uncle Blue’s new boat. The children set out for a picnic on an island together with the three colourful aunts, Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender. While the adults are having a nap, Pet…
The Children of Hat Cottage
Elsa Beskow
Three children and their mother live in a cottage shaped like a hat on a little island in a lake. One day their mother goes to the mainland to find yarn to make the children new clothes. While she’s away the children try to help around the house, but…
Rosalind and the Little Deer
Elsa Beskow
Görans bok
Elsa Beskow
