Tomten and the Fox

In 1965, the Swedish publishing house Raben & Sjogren published a separate edition of the poem by the Swedish writer and poet Karl-Erik "Tomten and the Fox" with illustrations by the artist Harald Wiberg. Subsequently, Astrid Lindgren wrote a short story of the same name based on the poem, doing this especially for foreign publishers who wanted to publish this book with a free prose translation of Forslund's poem. Five years earlier, Astrid Lindgren wrote another short story for the same purpose about the same character based on the poem by the Swedish writer and poet Viktor Rydberg "Tomten", which was also published as a separate edition with illustrations by the same artist. Both books have been reprinted many times in different languages ​​and have become classics of children's literature; they are being published in Russian for the first time.
Brownies, gnomes, nisse... Who is a tomten?
Tomten, tomte or tomtenisse (from Swedish tomt - a plot of land, a piece of land) is a fairy-tale character of Scandinavian folklore, guarding a certain plot of land (a farm, hamlet or estate) and everyone who lives or works on it. In this way, tomten differs from the Slavic domovoy (house guardian), although in other respects these fairy-tale creatures are very similar.
Unlike gnomes, who usually live underground (the word "gnome" comes from the Latin genomos - "underground dweller") and are known as greedy, selfish and even insidious creatures, tomtens are docile and unpretentious creatures, caring and hardworking assistants, kind guardians of the earth and all who live on it.
Astrid Lindgren's book "Tomten and the Fox" was recognized as the best children's book of 2016 by the online magazine "Papmambook" in the nomination "Best Picture Book".

Recommended reader age: 5+

Author: Astrid Lindgren
Artist: Wiberg Harald
Year of release: 2021
Publisher: Dobraya kniga
Pages: 32
Cover type: Hardcover
Dimensions: 2 213x270x8 mm
ISBN: 978-5-98124-687-6