Books, books...did I mention books?

[amelia_petkova]

I've been working on a story that involves Scandinavian folklore, so I end up reading lots of fairy tales. Here are some of the great ones:

The Troll With No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls, from Norway retold by Lise Lunge-Larsen and illustrated by Betsy Bowen

Great Swedish Fairy Tales translated by Holger Lundbergh and illustrated by John Bauer

I fell in love with Bauer's illustrations when I was very little, they're that beautiful. I finally gave in and ordered copies of both books (Bauer's is out of print, at least in the United States) and am waiting on pins and needles for them to arrive. There are other northern folklore books, but I can't recall titles at the moment.

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[redpirk.livejournal.com]

if theres a specific bauer book youre looking for i can look for it here (in sweden!) and send it to you :) of course it will probably be in swedish but oh well...his artwork is amazing!! theres even a school here in this town called John Bauer High School

[amelia-petkova.livejournal.com]

I've been annoyed ever since I found out that he died so young...I would like to see what other art he would have created.

Thanks for the offer!