The hidden folk : stories of fairies, dwarves, selkies, and other secret beings / by Lise Lunge-Larsen ; illustrated by Beth Krommes.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2004.Description: 72 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cmISBN: - 0618174958 (hardcover)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2 L963 | Available | 33111003958549 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, river sprites--do you believe in them? Perhaps among the flowers, beside a mountain, or near deep waters you've caught a glimpse, once or twice, of what you thought might be the silvery shadow of a dwarf, or a hint of a fairy's wing, or the tail of the water horse. Or was it just the odd light of dusk or dawn playing tricks? As Lise Lunge-Larsen's magical, timeless stories reveal and Beth Krommes's enchanting scratchboard illustrations capture, the hidden folk are there, all right: you just have to know where--and how--to look.
Includes bibliographical references p. 72.
An introduction -- [pt. 1]. Flower fairies -- The ivory cups -- Tulips and parsley -- [pt. 2]. Gnomes -- The Nisse's revenge -- [pt. 3]. Hill folk -- The battle for Bornholm -- [pt. 4]. Elves -- The wedding feast -- [pt. 5]. Dwarves -- The silver king -- [pt. 6]. Water horses -- The long horse -- [pt. 7]. River sprites -- Playing the fourth part -- [pt. 8]. Selkies -- The Selkie wife -- Source note -- References.
Brief stories featuring such creatures as flower fairies, elves, dwarves, and river sprites.