This classic compilation of Scandinavian folktales enchants the reader - of any age - not only with unfamiliar and quixotic stories, but with whimsical and gorgeous illustrations.
This influential book has inspired jazz composers, fashion designers and many writers; even Theodore Roosevelt's sons, Kermit Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
, penned a version.
If this book's magic could be decanted, it would spill forth as the intoxicating perfume of lilies of the valley, alpine fir on win.