How we celebrate Christmas in Småland

Picture book for children ages 4 and up
By Astrid Lindgren
Translation: Anna-Liese Kornitzky

32 pages with many color illustrations by Cecilia Heikkilä . Hardcover. Large format 24 x 28 cm.

Christmas 1913: Little Astrid and her brother Gunnar are desperate to accompany their father into the forest to cut down a Christmas tree. But the snow is deep, and the trudging is so exhausting...

In one of her last stories, Astrid Lindgren poetically recalls how she celebrated Christmas as a child. The loving illustrations underscore the nostalgic atmosphere of this enchanting picture book and create a cozy, festive mood, true to Swedish tradition.

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), born and raised in southern Sweden, created unforgettable characters such as Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Ronja the Robber's Daughter, and many others. The "most wonderful children's book author of all time" (DIE ZEIT) has been honored with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade and the Alternative Nobel Prize, among others.

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