Gnome Wonder Winter Magic

The most beautiful elf stories
by Astrid Lindgren , Sven Nordqvist and others
For children from 4 years and the whole family

160 pages fully illustrated in color. Hardcover. Large format 22 x 28 cm.

Look forward to five elf stories to read aloud.

Do you know where the little footprints in the snow come from when the stars twinkle in the sky and night falls high up in the Swedish winter? They're sweet little elves like "Tomte Tummetott." You probably know him and the little fox from Astrid Lindgren's elf story. Or Sven Nordqvist's "The Secret of the Christmas Elves." Every year, when the cozy Advent season arrives, it's a lovely family tradition to pick up a children's book with Scandinavian Christmas stories to read aloud together. Like this wintery collection full of warm-hearted elf stories and wonderful illustrations, Scandinavian Christmas traditions, and lots of elf knowledge.

When winter comes in Gnome Land.
The five most beautiful Christmas elf stories by Astrid Lindgren and other renowned authors in a collection of elf stories to read aloud, with everything you always wanted to know about elfs: elf customs, elf doors, elf recipes, ...

A large, thick and elaborately designed children's book for children aged 4 and up and the whole family. Your favorite pre-Christmas stories by Astrid Lindgren, Sven Nordqvist, Susanne Lütje and Betina Gotzen-Beek.

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) created unforgettable characters such as Pippi Longstocking and Emil of Lönneberga. She was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, among other accolades.

Sven Nordqvist , born in 1946 in southern Sweden, originally studied architecture. His first picture book, about Pettersson and Findus, was published in 1984.

Susanne Lütje, born in 1970, studied in Hamburg and has worked for the NDR talk show, as a translator and proofreader, and writes children's books, screenplays and plays.

Betina Gotzen-Beek, born in Mönchengladbach in 1965, studied painting and graphic design and now works as a freelance illustrator. She has published numerous children's and young adult books with great success and original style. She lives in Freiburg with her husband, son, and cat.

With the collaboration of:
Anne-Kristin zur Brügge, born in 1983 in Westerstede, works as an editor in a children's book publishing house in Hamburg and also enjoys writing herself.

Elli Bruder, born in 1980 in the Palatinate region, has always loved drawing picture stories for her siblings since she was a little girl. She especially enjoys drawing animals, children, and plants.

Betina Gotzen-Beek, born in Mönchengladbach in 1965, studied painting and graphic design and now works as a freelance illustrator. She has published numerous children's and young adult books with great success and original style. She lives in Freiburg with her husband, son, and cat.

Eva Eriksson, born in Sweden in 1949, began writing and illustrating picture books after the birth of her children. She has received several awards, including the European Youth Literature Prize.

Kitty Crowther, born in Brussels in 1970, studied graphic design and has been publishing picture books since 1994. In 2010, she was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Prize (ALMA).

Here you can find out more about elves and Tomte and the Scandinavian Christmas season ...