Only Tomten Is Awake

Only Tomten Is Awake
Author: Spencer Harden
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2012-12-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9781481141246

Midwinter night's cold is hard. Stars glimmer and gleam. All sleeps in quiet yard, Deep in a midnight dream. Snow shines white on fence and spruce. Moon beams bright on snow-capped roofs. Hush fills a forest near a frozen lake. Only Tomten is awake.

The Tomten

The Tomten
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: Puffin Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780698115910

This classic story of the Tomten’s nocturnal visits to all of the residents of wintry farm has been reminding children of the promise of spring for decades. “The friendly troll Tomten will be a welcome visitor. . . . Highly recommended.”—School Library Journal (starred review) “Wiberg’s lovely, full-color paintings convey the hushed atmosphere of night in the Swedish countryside and also the sweet charms of the Tomten. . . . The gentle story with its eye-filling scenes is an apt choice for a bedtime read-aloud.”—Publishers Weekly “A picture book of rare distinction.”—The Chicago Tribune An ALA Notable Book A Parents’ Choice Paperback Award Winner

The Complete Book of Devils and Demons

The Complete Book of Devils and Demons
Author: Leonard R. N. Ashley
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011-09
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1616083336

Previous ed.: New York: Barricade Books, c1996.

Hedgie's Surprise

Hedgie's Surprise
Author: Jan Brett
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399549307

Jan Brett's beloved character Hedgie stars in this charming story about a little Tomten who gets tired of porridge for breakfast and starts stealing Henny's eggs. But Henny wants a brood of chicks and she needs her eggs. With the help of clever Hedgie, she substitutes an acorn, a strawberry, a mushroom and finally a potato in her nest. But nothing stops that Tomten until the little hedgehog hides in Henny's nest: when the Tomten reaches in to get his morning treat, all he gets is a handful of prickles. He runs home for porridge and never comes back again! Intricate needlepoint patterns of Scandinavian designs frame the characters reacting from the borders in this beautiful picture book set in Denmark.

Only Tomten Is Awake

Only Tomten Is Awake
Author: Viktor Rydberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2015-12-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692589724

Tomten comes for his annual visit to the farm in the dark and cold of midwinter night. He inspects the farm and checks up on the animals with a perplexing riddle on his mind. Finally, he looks in on the master, his spouse and the children. All seems well, as it always has before, but the riddle continues to tease him when only Tomten is awake.

Tomten

Tomten
Author: Viktor Rydberg
Publisher: Widefocus
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2017-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780692888896

This timeless classic story of the Swedish Santa Claus written by Viktor Rydberg is now translated into English for children of all ages.

The World Is Awake

The World Is Awake
Author: Linsey Davis
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0310762073

Inspire children to be thankful for all of God’s blessings with this joyful celebration of the simple pleasures all around us. Perfect for sharing at bedtime or story time, The World Is Awake gives children (and their parents) a sense of awe and wonder at the world around them. Linsey Davis, New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award-winning ABC News anchor, invites us to celebrate the everyday miracles that surround us in this inspiring and diverse picture book. From blooming flowers in the backyard to the roaring animals at the zoo to the breeze in the evening trees … the world is awake! Now also available as a board book, The World Is Awake: features playful and heartwarming read-aloud rhymes from Emmy Award-winning ABC News anchor Linsey Davis includes whimsical, joy-filled illustrations from bestselling artist Lucy Fleming is a great board book for ages 0-4, preschool, kindergarten and early elementary age kids celebrates diversity and inspires gratitude for God’s blessings makes a wonderful gift for birthdays, Easter, and other gift-giving holidays Celebrate your everyday blessings through The World Is Awake. Look for additional inspirational children’s picture books and audio products from award-winning author Linsey Davis: Smallest Spot of a Dot How High is Heaven Stay This Way Forever One Big Heart The Linsey Davis Children’s Audio Collection

Only Tomten Is Awake

Only Tomten Is Awake
Author: Spencer Conrad Harden
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2015-12-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781519645364

The story of Tomten is a long-established Swedish folktale. His legend is a precursor to and an early version of the modern-day Santa Claus. Way up in the Northernland, during the dark, long winter nights, the reading of Viktor Rydberg's "Tomten" has become an annual Scandinavian tradition. It was first published in the magazine "Ny Illustrerad Tidning" in 1881. Scandinavian children have long heard the tales of Tomten wandering through the farm and into the house-how he comes for his regular visit, looking after the animals and watching over the inhabitants, occasionally stopping to ponder the deeper questions of life. Every year, children young and old wait with hope and anticipation for that mysterious being who still comes for his annual visit. When "midwinter night's cold is hard" and you are very still and quiet, you might hear him tiptoe through your house, too.

Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch

Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymus Bosch
Author: Nancy Willard
Publisher: HMH Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1991
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

An imaginative poem about the fifteenth-century painter filled with medieval beasts and other images from Bosch's world.

The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits

The Yule Tomte and the Little Rabbits
Author: Ulf Stark
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2014
Genre: Christmas stories, Swedish
ISBN: 9781782501367

Grump the Yule Tomte lives all alone, which is exactly how he likes it! He's waiting for Christmas to arrive when all of a sudden a gust of wind steals his mittens from the washing line and his hat from his head. That's the last straw -- he won't be the Yule Tomte any more! Binny and Barty, the rabbit children, live with their family in the forest. They've never heard of Christmas, or the Yule Tomte, until the wind brings them some strange gifts... All the animals in the forest prepare for the arrival of Christmas. They make presents, bake sweet treats and even write a song. But will the Yule Tomte ever bring Christmas to the big forest? This charming and funny Christmas story of a grumpy tomte and the hopeful little rabbits is told over twenty-five chapters -- one for each day of Advent -- with delightful festive illustrations. Perfect for families to share together.