The Tomten and the Fox (Tomten #2)
Astrid Lindgren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
4.20
· 10 ratings · 32 pages · Published: 06 Oct 1997
In 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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