Synopses & Reviews
When Reynard the fox creeps silently from his den to the farm searching for food, it is the troll Tomten who keeps the farm animals safe and even manages to find something to feed a hungry fox.
Review
"Charming, hushed illustrations and quiet text together evoke the soft, snowy silence and winter beauty of a Swedish night." School Library Journal
Synopsis
This is a bedtime story that small children will want to hear over and over again. The New Yorker
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)"
About the Author
Astrid Lindgren has written some of the world's most enduring children's books.