The Tomten and the Fox

<b>&#147;This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again.&#148;&#151;<i>The New Yorker</i></b><br><br>In this sequel to the classic <i>The Tomten</i> the creator of Pippi Longstocking adapts a Swedish folk tale into a beloved children&#146;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.<br> &#160;<br>&#147;The illustrations have a luminous beauty. There&#146;s a kind quiet calm here that warms the winter air.&#148;&#151;<b><i>The New York Times</i></b><br><br> &#147;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&#146;s hunger to boot!&#148;&#151;<b><i>School Library Journal&#160;</i>(starred review)</b>