Books (and More) for All Ages The Reindeer Wish by Lori Evert & Per Breiehagen New York Times bestselling duo Lori Evert and Per Breiehagen sweep us back into their enchant- ing world with yet another adventure featuring Over the River their daughter, Anja. and Through the Wood When Anja discovers an abandoned reindeer A Holiday Adventure baby in the woods, she cares for it and raises it by Linda Ashman as her own. They have many adventures together, Illus. by Kim Smith but as the reindeer grows he wishes to rejoin Grandma and Grandpa invite their far-flung, modern, and multiracial family his kind. So Anja leads him to join the greatest to come for the holidays! Off everyone goes, driving down snowy roads, reindeer of all—those of Santa’s team! riding the train, boarding a plane, ...even sailing in a hot air balloon. As each family faces an obstacle that delays their trip, they learn that sometimes the Hardcover. $17.99 CHR 800 most old-fashioned form of transportation works best... NEIGH! Hardcover. $14.95 CHR 810 New York Times Readers for Children The Christmas Wish Bestseller by Lori Evert & Per Breiehagen Long ago, a brave little girl named Anja wanted to be one of Santa’s elves. So she straps on her skis and heads out into the snowy landscape. From a red bird to a polar bear to a reindeer, a menagerie of winter animals help Anja make her way to Santa! This cozy Nordic tale is filled with extraordinary photographs that will make every reader believe in the magic of Christmas. Hardcover. $17.99 CHR 600

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Share your Christmas wishes this season with the magical images of Anja, the little girl featured in The Christmas Wish. Message: Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Contains 8 cards; 2 each of 4 designs. $12.95 CRD 820 ’Twas the Night Before The Illus. by Jon Goodell Christmas Illus. by Jade Fang The full-color AniMotion™ windows AniMotion™ technology brings that appear within the festively alive a picturesque village in which A Springtime trimmed illustrations add movement ladies dance, lords leap, pipers pipe, and depth to this beloved tale. Truly and drummers drum! This is a book Adventure with Anja! a gift-worthy edition. the entire family will enjoy. Hardcover. $19.99 CHR 207 Hardcover. $17.99 CHR 507 The Tiny Wish by Lori Evert & Per Breiehagen When Anja wishes to be tiny to win a game of hide-and-seek, her Visit our website: wish comes true! Just a few inches tall, she must find her way home with the help of some new animal friends. Extraordinary photo- www.skandisk.com graphs and enchanting text will leave readers wondering, “Did that really happen?” in this springtime adventure. for more product information Hardcover. $17.99 FAV 330 2 Christmas in and Beyond

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The Christmas Angels God Gave Us Christmas The Gifts They Gave Tractor Mac Saves Christmas by Else Wenz Viëtor by Lisa Tawn Bergren by Patricia Reeder Eubank by Billy Steers On Christmas Eve the Christmas angels fly Little Cub learns that God loves everyone This beautiful book uses the beloved When a blizzard strikes and it looks like down to help those in need. First published in so much that he gave us , the very Christmas song, Jesus Our Brother, to the town tree-lighting ceremony has to be Germany in 1933, this beautiful book features best gift of all. Ages 3-7. tell the story of the nativity. Ages 2-6. canceled, Tractor Mac knows just the way die-cut angels on every page. All ages. Hardcover. $10.99 CHR 201 Hardcover. $9.95 CHR 602 to save Christmas! Ages 2-5. Hardcover. $17.95 CHR 190 Hardcover. $8.99 CHR 830

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Home for Christmas The Wild Christmas Reindeer Who’s That Knocking Christmas Trolls by Jan Brett Little Teeka struggled to get the reindeer on Christmas Eve? A glorious celebration of the season After running away to avoid doing chores, ready for Santa, but when their antlers got It’s Christmas Eve in the Arctic, and Kyri is as Treva confronts two irresistible­ Rollo the troll soon finds out that there is no tangled up she had to try something else. preparing a grand supper.­ Soon a boy from Norwegian trolls who don’t understand place like home, and he returns just in time for A delightful holiday tale set in . Finnmark and his ice bear arrive. Trolls are Christmas. Ages 4-8. “the best Christmas ever.” Set in Sweden. Hardcover $17.99 FAV 740 not far behind in this Norwegian folk tale. Hardcover $17.99 FAV 748 Hardcover. $17.99 FAV 734 Paperback $6.99 FAV 740P Hardcover. $16.99 FAV 749 Paperback $6.99 FAV 748P Winter and Christmas Board Books for Young Children

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Handmade Christmas Handmade Scandinavian Scandinavian ­Christmas How to Make a Swedish Swedish Christmas Table Make the holiday season special by Christmas by Hege Barnholt Crafts and Recipes ­Christmas by Helen Ingeborg by Jens Linder & Johanna Westman making your own cards, gifts, and From simple yet stunning ways to by Helene S. Lundberg This book explains Swedish Discover new holiday favorites and decorations. Over 35 step-by-step decorate the tree, to delicious festive Simple designs, both modern and ­traditions such as Lucia, Jul update old traditions. Recipes for projects including gift wrap, candle treats to eat and drink, this beautiful traditional, for stockings, wreaths, Tomte, Stjärngosse, and more. everything from glögg and Christmas holders, wreaths, and tasty treats. book is bursting with ideas. table decorations, tree skirts, and Includes recipes and crafts. ham, to rice pudding and fudge, are Hardcover. $19.95 CHR 135 Paperback. $24.99 CHR 137 more. Also includes five recipes. Paperback. $7.95 CHR 129 interspersed with retro holiday col- Paperback. $21.95 CHR 138 lages, and decorating and craft ideas. Hardcover. $24.95 EBK 477

Scandinavian Christmas Christmas Baking Christmas Cookies Last Word on Lefse­ and Lutefisk! by Trine Hahnemann by Mia Öhrn by Lisa Zwirn by Gary Legwold Celebrate Christmas Scandinavian style Swedish pastry chef Mia Öhrn offers 38 Lisa Zwirn baked hundreds of cookies to Collections of folktales, stories, history & humor with festive recipes for parties, brunches, delicious recipes for cakes, cookies, candies, come up with these fifty fabulous recipes. surrounding these popular Norwegian delicacies. lunches, and dinners, all filled with tradi- truffles, cupcakes, tarts, and breads that are There are treats for chocoholics, luxurious Includes favorite recipes. Paperbacks. tional goodies and delicious modern dishes. tasty, colorful and fun. She also shows you sandwich cookies, and plenty of spiced HBK 168 Last Word on Lefse $12.95 $19.95 EBK 479 how to build a . 96 pages. rounds, buttery wafers, and decadent bars. Hardcover. HBK 169 Last Word on Lutefisk $14.95 Hardcover. $19.95 EBK 480 Hardcover. $16.99 EBK 475

Everything I Need to Know About A Swedish Keeping Christmas: Christmas ... I ­Christmas Yuletide Traditions in Learned From a by Caroline Wendt Norway and the New Little Golden Book by K. Stokker Add Scandinavian flair to Land by Diane Muldrow your home at Christmas A look at Norwegian- Christmas is coming! Are with these tasty treats & American Christmas tradi- you ready? This heart- simple projects for home- tions, with stories, recipes, warming book will see made gifts & decorations. and firsthand accounts. you through the hassles, Hardcover. $24.95 Paperback. $22.95 and remind you of the true meaning of Christmas! CHR 610 CHR 125P (See other titles on page 31.) Hardcover. $9.99 CHR 765 Book & DVD!

The Twelve Days of Christmas in . . . • Minnesota • Wisconsin • Iowa Cousins visiting from out-of-state are treated to the best each state has to offer with these wild Christmas count- downs! Rhyming text and catchy illustrations add to the The Animals’ Santa by Jan Brett The Night Before Christmas by Jan Brett fun of learning about each state’s uniqueness. Little Snow finds it hard to believe that the This holiday favorite comes with a DVD featuring Ages 5+. Hardcover. $12.95 each animals’ Santa is coming with presents for stunning artwork from the book paired with a live everyone, when all the animals say they have performance of original music from the Boston CHR 306 12 Days of Christmas in Minnesota never seen him! A delightful Christmas story. Pops Orchestra. Hardcover. CHR 307 12 Days of Christmas in Wisconsin Hardcover. $17.99 FAV 732 $20.00 FAV 736 Book & DVD CHR 308 12 Days of Christmas in Iowa 5 Countdown to Christmas with an We have five Advent Calendars to choose from! Two can be propped on a shelf or taped to a door, and three are 3-dimensional calendars that will stand up on their own. Size (flat): 14.8" x 10.8"

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Carl Larsson Christmas Cards Christmas Cards by Kirsten Sevig This card pack contains 8 cards and 8 envelopes, two each of This delightful card pack contains 12 cards and 12 envelopes, three four designs, featuring festive holiday images by Carl Larsson. each of four designs, featuring Kirsten’s charming Tomte. Greeting: Greeting: Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! God Jul! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Size: 4.63" x 6" $12.95 CRD 670 Size: 4.63" x 6" $12.95 CRD 980 Tomte Enclosure Cards II by Kirsten Sevig CRD 972

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Carl Larsson Enclosure Cards CRD 660 Folk Art Cards Carl Larsson Blank Notecards Tomten Christmas Cards by Svein Solem by Linda Allen Swedish dalmålning This card pack contains 8 cards and 8 envelopes, two each These cards feature Norwegian artist Svein Solem’s delightful images from a of four designs, featuring Carl Larsson’s colorful paintings paintings of Tomte (or ) preparing for Christmas. The legend bygone age. 8 cards of children. Blank inside. Size: 4.63" x 6" of the tomte is printed on the back of each card. Greeting: God (2 each of 4 designs), Jul! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year $12.95/box CRD 650 with envelopes. Folio contains 8 cards; 2 each of 4 designs. Card size: 4.63" x 6" $12.95 CRD 940 $12.95 CRD 766 6 Scandinavian Notecards, Bookmarks, Puzzles, and More

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Best-known as the author of Pippi Pippi Longstocking Longstocking, Sweden’s­ Astrid Pippi Longstocking has no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for the outrageous that leads Lindgren has written numerous The Adventures­ of Pippi Pippi Longstocking other stories for children, including to one adventure after another! Lindgren was awarded the Hans Longstocking Ill. by Chesworth Illustrated by Lauren Child stories about Ronia, the children of Christian Andersen Medal for her contribution to international This deluxe edition includes all A playfully illustrated edition with children’s literature. Ages 8-12. Paperbacks. Noisy Village, and more. Her books three Pippi books with full-color a sparkling new translation by the have been translated into more than ­illustrations, perfect for reading aloud award-winning Tiina Nunnally. CBK 210 Pippi Longstocking $6.99 85 languages and are enjoyed by to younger children.­ Ages 7-12. Ages 6-10. Hardcover. CBK 211 Pippi Goes on Board $5.99 children around the world! Hardcover. $30.00 CBK 213 $27.99 CBK 218 CBK 212 Pippi in the South Seas $5.99

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Christmas in Noisy ­Village Illus. by Ilon Wikland The Tomten The Tomten Children prepare for a Illustrated by Christmas in Sweden & the Fox by baking ginger- Harald Wiberg Illustrated by snaps, building snow A classic story Harald Wiberg lanterns, and finding of the tomten’s By sharing his a tree. This is how nocturnal visits porridge with a children throughout to all of the residents of a wintry farm. Ages 3-8. ­ prowling fox, the tomten saves the hens from danger. Scandinavia celebrate Christmas with their families. Ages 3 to 8. Paperback. $6.99 CBK 191P Paperback. $6.99 CBK 192P Paperback. $6.99 CBK 208 The Adventures of Pettson & Findus by Sweden’s Renowned Sven Nordqvist

Old man Pettson is lonely until his neighbor brings him a box that reads: “Findus Alfred Nobel—The Man Behind The Wonderful Adventures of Green Peas.” But when Pettson opens the box he doesn’t see peas ... he sees a tiny the Peace Prize by Kathy Jo Wargin Nils Selma Lagerlöf & Lars Klinting kitten. Pettson’s lonely days are over, but what a cat he has! This is how we meet This is the fascinating story of how the man An abridged edition of the classic tale of who is known as the inventor of dynamite Nils, who is shrunk to the size of a tiny Findus in Findus Disappears! Now there are two more adorable tales about Findus. ­ was inspired to leave a legacy of another elf and flies around Sweden on the back CSC 255 Findus Disappears! CSC 257 The Fox Chase sort by establishing the Nobel Prizes! of a goose. Ages 10 & up. CSC 256 The Birthday Cake Ages 4-8. Hardcover, $17.95 each Ages 10+. Hardcover. $17.95 CSC 120 Hardcover. 24.95 CLA 502 10 Scandinavian Picture Books

Per and the Dala Horse The Little Goat on the Roof Super Grandpa D is for Dala Horse by Rebecca Hickox Illus. by Yvonne Gilbert by Jody Littler Illus. by Jan Jablonski by David M. Schwartz by Kathy-jo Wargin Young Per cherishes the simple wooden This tale is based on true stories woven Back in 1951, a grandpa pedaled 1,600 miles in A colorful A to Z tour of the Nordic coun- horse he inherits from his father, knowing together and told through the eyes of a little the Tour of Sweden bicycle race, and became a tries, from the Arctic Circle to Denmark, that the magnificent Dala horse will one day goat. The Scandinavian tradition of goats national folk hero. Includes CD with complete with stops in Norway, Sweden, Finland, be worth its weight in gold. Ages 5-10+. grazing on the roof has always fascinated story read by the author. Ages 3-8. ­ Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands! Paperback. $9.95 CSC 274P children. Black & white illustrations. Paperback with CD. $9.95 CSC 270 This is a book for all ages to enjoy. Ages 3-6. Paperback. $8.95 CSC 285P Hardcover. $17.95 CSC 250 Moomintroll Books and Dish Sets by Tove Jansson “The Moomin books make for both splendid bedtime read-alouds Moomin Books for Preschoolers! and solitary savoring.” – Wall Street Journal

Moomin’s Lift-the-Flap Hide and Seek Lift the flaps to help Moomintroll discover impish Little My’s clever hiding place! The funny names— from Snufkin to Fillyjonk—beg to be sounded out and repeated again and again. Ages 3-6. Hardcover. $6.99 CBK 432

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Moomin’s Little Book of Numbers • Words These two board books introduce youngsters to the Moomins while CBK 425 CBK 426 CBK 427 CBK 428 teaching them about numbers and basic vocabulary words. Beginning with Comet in Moominland, there are eight chapter books in the original Board Books. $5.99 each series. The Moomin books have been translated from Swedish into more than thirty Moomin’s Little Book of Numbers CBK 430 languages. Ages 8-12. Paperback. $7.99 each Moomin’s Little Book of Words CBK 431

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Moomin on the Riviera As springtime dawns in Moominvalley and the first crocus opens, Moominpappa and Snorkmaiden insist the whole family take a trip down to the Riviera! Full-color cartoon book. Paperback. $9.95 CBK 449

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11 Elsa Beskow Books, Cards, and Dish Sets from Sweden

Children of the Forest Notecards & Bookmark Peter in Blueberry Land These blank note- Peter is looking for blueberries for his mother’s­ birthday,­ and a magical cards feature images ­adventure begins. Hardcover. from Elsa Beskow’s Large Book $17.95 CLA 703 book, Children of the Forest. The cards Mini Book $11.95 CLA 703M are blank inside and come in an attractive folio. with 8 cards; 2 each of 4 designs. $12.95 CRD 780 Mushroom Girl Bookmark $1.25 NOV 158

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DishDish SetSet $29.95$36.00 Children of the Forest NOVNOV 803803 The children of the forest­ live deep in the roots of an old pine tree. They collect wild mushrooms and blueberries and shelter under toadstools when it rains. Hardcover. Cutlery The Flowers’ Festival $11.95 Large Book $17.95 CLA 702 Mini Book $11.95 CLA 702M Lisa is invited to join the flowers for their Midsummer NOV 812 festival. Children will enjoy the story within a story, as part of the festival­ is a storytelling contest. Elsa Beskow’s delightful illustrations put names and faces Pelle’s New Suit on all of your favorite flowers. Hardcover. Pelle has a lamb whose coat grows longer and longer, while Pelle’s Sunday suit grows shorter! Pelle shears the Large Book lamb, and the wool is carded, spun, dyed and woven. $17.95 CLA 706 Finally, the tailor makes a new suit for Pelle. Hardcover. Cutlery Mini Book $11.95 CLA 706M Large Book $17.95 CLA 701 $11.95 NOV 813 Mini Book $11.95 CLA 701M All dish sets come in a gift box such as the one shown at right.

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Woody, Hazel & Little Pip Dish Sets and Cutlery The Children of Hat Cottage Three children and their mother live These dish sets feature delightful woodland in a cottage shaped like a hat on a scenes from Woody, Hazel and Little Pip little island. One day while their by Elsa Beskow (see on next page). mother is away, the children try to help around the house. Will Hat Dish Set Woody Dish Set $36.00 NOV 805 Cottage be standing by the time $36.00 NOV 804 Woody Cutlery Set $11.95 NOV 815 their mother returns? Hardcover. Cutlery Set $17.95 CLA 718 $11.95 NOV 814

12 More Picture Books from Sweden by Elsa Beskow

Princess Sylvie Emily and Daisy The Land of Long Ago Woody, Hazel and Little Pip Princess Sylvie persuades her father, the king, Emily is going to the meadow to look after An old tree trunk is magically transformed into This delightful story describes woodland to let her leave the palace gardens and walk in Daisy the cow. Along the way she meets a dog, a dragon and carries two children off to the scenes in the autumn when two acorn the woods. The king is unsure. What might be a boy and an old man. How will she mend the Land of Long Ago. On their incredible journey children get blown away in the wind! in the woods? Then Sylvie’s dog runs off and fence and stop Daisy from eating the clover? they meet a princess, rescue a knight and trick Hardcover. Large (10.75"), Mini (6.75") her adventures begin. Hardcover. Hardcover. $17.95 CLA 712 the trolls. But will the dragon bring them home? Large Book $17.95 CLA 704 $17.95 CLA 709 Hardcover. $17.95 CLA 708 Mini Book $11.95 CLA 704M

Rosalind and the Little Deer Ollie’s Ski Trip The Sun Egg The Curious Fish Rosalind loves to play with her little deer in Six-year-old Ollie is given his first pair of A large orange egg has fallen into the woods When Flash, a little fish, is caught and the shade of the lime tree. But when the deer is real skis, and he sets off for adventure in and the elf and her friends must find out what held prisoner on dry land, his aunts and captured by the king and kept in a golden cage, this delightful winter tale. Hardcover. it really is. Hardcover. ­ uncles are determined to save him. With it refuses to eat. Can Rosalind persuade the Large Book $17.95 CLA 705 Large Book $17.95 CLA 711 the help of a frog and a little magic, the king to set the little deer free? Hardcover. Mini Book $11.95 CLA 705M Mini Book $11.95 CLA 711M most unlikely things happen! Hardcover. $17.95 CLA 719 $17.95 CLA 710

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13 Scandinavian Sewing, Knitting, Woodworking and More

Handknits from Norway Knit Nordic by Eline Oftedal Viking Knits and Ancient Sew Scandinavian: 35 Stylish by Karen Marie Vinje This fashion-forward collection offers a Ornaments by Elsebeth Lavold Projects to Stitch by Kajsa Kinsella This book melds classic Scandinavian patterns modern spin on four iconic Norwegian Using 12 original designs based on Scandina- A collection of beautiful hand-stitched projects with the latest Norwegian designs! Traditional patterns: Marius, Voss, Setesdal, and Fana. vian and Icelandic knitting traditions, knitters inspired by Kinsella’s Swedish childhood, Norwegian sweaters rub shoulders with funky Twenty contemporary projects range from can create over 25 stocking hats, mittens, including cozy felt slippers, a stylish tote bag, modern tunics and chic berets, socks, & gloves! an iPad and phone cover to a teddy bear. legwarmers, socks, and more. 144 pages. adorable projects for the nursery, and more. 128 pages. Hardcover. $24.95 FTR 126 Hardcover. $19.95 FTR 147 Hardcover. $29.95 FTR 122 Paperback. $19.95 FTR 120

Scandinavian Woodcarving with Harley Refsal

Over 200,000 copies sold in Norway and Sweden!

Norwegian Wood Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood Scandinavian Figure Carvings Carving Flat-Plane Style Whittling Little Folk the Scandinavian Way by Lars Mytting A fascinating overview of Scandinavian Caricatures With a carving knife and this book, An intriguing window into the exoticism of Scandi- figure carving from the Viking era to the Step-by-step instructions help you bring you will be able to whittle a whole navian culture, this book about chopping, stacking, modern day. Readers can even try their own to life more than 50 figures—from­ lum- community of characters in the and burning wood also features enough inherently hand at the art, with step-by-step instructions Scandinavian flat-plane style. 20 berjacks and golfers to trolls and elves. interesting facts and anecdotes and inspired prose to for carving an iconic Dalecarlian horse. patterns for 3" to 4" high figures. Paperback. $14.99 FTR 216 make it universally appealing. 192 pages. Paperback. $14.99 FTR 215 Paperback. $16.95 FTR 217 Hardcover. $24.95 FTR 200 Humorous Books for the Young and the Young at Heart!

Jo Nesbø’s Doctor Proctor Books for Young Readers Let the laughter rip with the four Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder books from New York Times best-smelling author Jo Nesbø! Fans of Captain Underpants and The Wimpy Kid will love these stories about a wacky profes- sor in Oslo who invents crazy stuff, and the kids who find a use for all of it! Chapter books set in Norway! Not all pictured. Ages 8-12. Paperbacks. LIT 211 Dr. Proctor’s Fart Powder $6.99 LIT 212 Bubble in the Bathtub $7.99 LIT 213 Who Cut the Cheese? $6.99 LIT 214 The Magical Fruit (pictured) $7.99

What Does the Fox Say? Everyone Poops by YLVIS Illus. by Svein Nyhus by Taro Gomi The Ylvisåker brothers in Norway created a catchy song exploring the The Gas We Pass question that no one can answer— Shinta Cho What Does the Fox Say? The These books provide candid musical rendition on YouTube has had information to children about in excess of 460 million views! The Each with ten sound chips! themselves and their bodies; Hardcover. book is illustrated by Svein Nyhus, in an entertaining, age appro- who also illustrated Why Kings and HBK 230 FARTS: A Spotters’ Guide $15.95 priate manner! They are Queens Don’t Wear Crowns by Prin- HBK 231 FARTS Around the World $15.95 both factual and funny! cess Märtha Louise (next page). HBK 232 FARTS in the Wild $15.99 FAV 720P FAV 721P Paperback. $7.99 each Hardcover. $17.99 FAV 3 4 4 Everyone Poops The Gas We Pass HBK 233 Jurassic FARTS $15.99 14 Traditional Scandinavian & More

Christmas Joy–Juleglede Norwegian Songs of Christmas in Norway A Swedish Christmas Barnefest: Norwegian Songs Mike & Else Sevig (new cover) Praise! Mike & Else Sevig St. Olaf Choir Anne-Charlotte & Ellen Harvey Mike & Else with Mari & Kirsten Traditional Norwegian Christmas Joyful hymns: Hvilken venn, Han Recorded with the Nidarosdomen’s Songs for a traditional­ Santa Children’s favorites Ride, Ride songs: Jeg er så glad, Glade jul, skal åpne perleporten, I himmelen,­ Jentekor in Trondheim, Norway, this Lucia festival and popular songs Ranken, Dyrevise, Jeg er en liten Deilig er den himmel blå, and O store Gud, Den store hvite flokk, CD has 19 Norwegian and English for circling­ the tree. Includes Hej spillemann, Lille Petter Edderkopp, even Jingle Bells and Rudolf in and others. Organ, trumpets, strings, Christmas carols, including Jeg er tomtegubbar, Räven raskar över Hjulene på bussen, and 21 others Norwegian. 15 songs. Text and and guitar accompaniment. Text så glad, Silent Night, Nå tennes isen, and many other favorites. with 12-piece orchestra! Text and translation included. and translation included. SALE! tusen julelys, & Beautiful Savior. CD $17.95 MCD 5701 translation included. CD $17.95 MCD 2519 CD $17.95 $12.95 MCD 4010 CD $17.95 MCD 2805 CD $17.95 MCD 5567 Special Sale — Vol. 1 & 2

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Skal Vi Danse? From the Heart of Skandia: A Definitive Norwegian Folkdances Scandinavia by Jack Pearson Collection of Traditional­ Nordic A lively collection of waltzes, polkas, Our best-selling CD—a solo guitar Rhythms Arr. by Gunnar Hahn hambos and schottishes featur- masterpiece! Includes Roselil, Per Music for 28 traditional dances ing world-champion accordionist Spelman, Å janta å ja, and many in folk/classical arrangements. “Skeets” Langley, & folk instruments favorite hymns and folk tunes from Extensive notes & dance directions Mike & Else’s Norwegian & Swedish Songbooks tussefløyte and Hardanger fiddle.­ Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. are included. Recorded in Sweden. Each songbook contains a wide variety of over 90 songs—with CD $17.95 MCD 2956 CD $17.95 MCD 2950 CD $17.95 MCD 2117 piano arrangements, guitar chords, lyrics, and translations! FTR 101 Mike & Else’s Norwegian Songbook Paperback Listen to selections from our CDs online: www.skandisk.com FTR 102 Mike & Else’s Swedish Songbook $24.95 each Select “MUSIC,” then select any CD and you will hear 30 seconds of several tracks!

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway Audio CD Included! Tells the Story This 30-minute CD is a treasure! First, Princess Märtha On the 100-year anniversary of her great Louise introduces herself and tells why she wrote the book. grandfather’s arrival in Norway from Then she reads the whole story, with the Denmark to become Norway’s new king, background of a ten-piece orchestra that Princess Märtha Louise musically interprets the entire story— created this enchanting from the antics of the little tale. Steeped in history, Prince Olaf, to the pageantry it includes the typical of the coronation! repetition of a fairy Why Kings and Queens Don’t Wear tale, and is filled with Crowns Hardcover. $19.95 CSC 100C humor—both in the text and the whimsical Listen to excerpts of the CD online: www.skandisk.com illustrations of Norway’s Type “CSC100C” (use no spaces) in the search box at the top premier illustrator, Svein Nyhus (What Does the Fox Say?) of our home page, then press GO. Click on the book & listen! 15 Viking Lore and Legends

Vikings: Raiders, Traders, and Vikingworld: The Age of Seafarers and : Everyday Life Vikings: A History Masters of the Sea by Rodney Castleden Sagas by Robert Macleod During the Extraordinary Era of by Robert Ferguson Castleden successfully separates the truth from Set sail on a voyage of discovery! For 300 years, the the Norsemen by Kirsten Wolf A sweeping picture of the Norse myth. He shows how the Vikings came to Vikings spread terror across Europe, and this lavish volume This exploration of Viking culture goes Norsemen, one of history’s share their everyday culture and craftsmanship brings the notorious Norsemen to axe-wielding life. Through beyond the myths into the prosaic realities most amazing civilizations, by a with local inhabitants, leaving behind an enduring colorful artwork, maps, and a timeline, Vikingworld is sure and intimate details of family life; their leading scholar of Scandinavian legacy that truly changed the world. This beautiful to stir the imagination of every would-be warrior! 80 pages. famed longships and extensive travels; and studies. Includes detailed maps book features many maps, photos, & illustrations. Hardcover. $19.95 LIT 300 the role they played in the greater world. and illustrations. 464 pages. 191 pages. Hardcover. $14.99 LIT 301 272 pages. Hardcover. $17.95 LIT 295 Paperback. $19.00 LIT 319

Oxford Illustrated Vikings: The North The Viking World Historical Atlas of the The Far Traveler History of the Vikings Atlantic Saga Smithsonian by James Graham-Campbell Vikings by John Haywood Voyages of a Viking Woman by Peter Sawyer Museum of Natural History As well as being warriors and This atlas illustrates the Viking by Nancy Marie Brown This lavishly illustrated book by This beautiful book focuses on the accomplished seamen, the Vikings influence extending from the Holy 500 years before Columbus, Gudrid leading international scholars Viking presence in North America were jewelers, sculptors and poets Land to Newfoundland, as explorers, sailed off the edge of the known presents an authoritative account before Columbus. It also includes of great skill and originality. This settlers, craftsmen and hired merce- world. This book traces her footsteps of the Vikings. Includes maps, chapters on the Vikings in Iceland, book explores the legacy they left naries. 144 pages. Paperback. and sheds light on an extraordinary a chronology, an index and over Greenland, France, Britain, and behind. 192 pages. Paperback. $22.00 LIT 310 Viking woman and the society in 150 illustrations. Paperback. Russia. 416 pages. Paperback. $19.99 LIT 297 which she lived. 320 pages. $27.99 LIT 309 $34.95 LIT 312 Paperback. $16.95 LIT 249 Viking Books for Young People

Song of the Vikings Viking Longship by Mick What Did the Vikings Do Vikings (History Opens The Vikings: Sticker by Nancy Marie Brown Manning & Brita Granström for Me? by Elizabeth Raum Windows) by Jane Shuter Histories by William Potter The fascinating story of Snorri Be a fly on the wall in the time of From longships to clinker ships to a What is a jarl? How were the Kids can sail with the Vikings— Sturluson, wealthy chieftain, the Vikings. Watch skillful ship national assembly, Vikings continue Vikings ruled? Why did the Viking and complete fun activities with witty storyteller, and the man builders at work, charge into battle, to influence all aspects of contem- civilization disappear? Learn what more than 150 colorful stickers. who brought the Norse myths visit a Viking farmstead, enjoy the porary life. Read this book to find the Vikings wore, what they ate, This sticker book is filled with to life! Brown is the author of hustle and bustle of Jorvik on mar- out more about how we encounter how they traveled from place to fascinating details and information The Far Traveler: Voyages of a ket day and listen to fireside tales links to the ancient world every day. place, and find out how we know about the Vikings! Ages 7+. Viking Woman. about the Viking gods. Ages 5-8. Ages 8-12. Paperback. about them today! Ages 7-10. Paperback. $7.95 LIT 307 Paperback. $17.00 LIT 315 Paperback. $9.99 LIT 293 $8.99 LIT 280 Paperback. $7.99 LIT 282 16 Viking Lore and Legends for Young People

Everything Vikings Life As a Viking Life on a Viking Ship The Viking Codex Escape from the Vikings by Nadia Higgins by Allison Lassieur by Jane Shuter The Saga of Leif Eriksson by Torill Thorstad Hauger Hats with horns, flying dragons...you Readers choose how this story of Discover why sailing was so impor- by Fiona MacDonald The is­ the exciting story of how may think you know everything there Viking warriors ends. Will they: tant to the Vikings. Look at the Explore the daily lives of Eric the two Irish children­ who had been is to know about Vikings, but think Take part in a raid on a monas- different types of ships and what Red and his son Leif Eriksson in kidnapped by Vikings and brought again! With stunning visuals and fun tery? Invade England? Fight at they were used for. Learn about the this richly illustrated book contain- to Norway­ as slaves, manage facts and surprises, readers won’t stop the side of King Harald Hardråde Vikings’ fighting tactics, the goods ing Viking lore, and miniature to escape. Realistic and true to until they’ve learned everything about at the Battle of Stamford Bridge? they traded, and the places they booklets within the book. Ages 7-12. ­historical fact! Ages 12+. the Vikings. 64 pages. Ages 8-12. Ages 8+. went. Ages 6-10. Paperback. $7.95 LIT 288 Paperback. $12.95 LIT 251 Paperback. $12.99 LIT 284 Paperback. $6.95 LIT 286 Paperback. $7.99 LIT 291 Norse Mythology for All Ages

Treasury of Norse Mythology The Adventures of The Children of Odin Norse Mythology by Donna Jo Napoli Thor the Thunder God The Book of Northern Myths A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, by Lise Lunge-Larsen by Padraic Colum Rituals & Beliefs by John Lindow Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, He is the biggest and mightiest of With stories of Odin, Thor, Loki, and Explore the magical myths and heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning tableau of Norse the gods. If he swings his hammer, Frey, this collection of Norse sagas legends of Norway, Sweden, myths. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna lightning flashes. These stories are gives us a sense of that magical Denmark, Iceland, and Viking-Age Jo Napoli dramatizes these timeless tales! This spectacular cof- illustrated with high drama and writ- time when the world was filled with Greenland in these sparkling tales fee-table book will entertain the entire family. Ages 8-12+. ten with humor and skill. Ages 8-12. powers and wonders we can hardly of gods and heroes! 384 pages. Hardcover. 192 pages. $24.99 LIT 129 Hardcover. $19.95 CSC 201 imagine. Ages 9-12. Paperback. $24.95 LIT 126 Paperback $9.99 LIT 130 Dag Rossman’s Tales of the Nine Worlds

Through his passion for Norse Mythology and his storytelling skills, Dag Rossman has ignited The Nine Worlds: excitement and enthusiasm in Norse tales in a whole new generation. These stories introduce A Dictionary of Norse Mythology by Dag Rossman Norse Myths readers to the mysterious and magical realm of the Nine Worlds. In the words of author C. Dean Andersson, “Dag Rossman is the most important Nordic storyteller of our time.” Ages 12+. A concise collection of all by Kevin Crossley-Holland the people, places and things Here are 32 classic myths that bring the LIT 321 Theft of the Sun and Other New Norse Myths $8.95 unique to Nordic mythology. Viking world vividly to life. These tales of A fascinating preface by the Odin, Thor, Freyja, and others, show the LIT 323 The Dragonseeker Saga New Tales of the Nine Worlds $9.95 author puts Norse mythology in courage and passion of the Norse World. context. Illustrated by Sharon 276 pages. Paperback. LIT 324 Way of the Elves A Nine Worlds Saga $8.95 Rossman. Paperback. $18.95 LIT 127 LIT 325 Walker in Shadows A Nine Worlds Saga $9.95 Paperbacks $6.95 LIT 320 17 Scandinavian Cookbooks

The New Nordic: Recipes from a Scandinavian Kitchen by Simon Bajada Scandinavian Baking Nordic Bakery Cookbook Sweet Paul’s Eat & Make This beautiful cookbook showcases contemporary by Trine Hahnemann by Miisa Mink by Paul Lowe Scandinavian cuisine that can be easily recreated at home. Cakes abound, with every kind of Danish This best-selling baking book by Divided into Morning, Brunch, The book is divided into chapters based on different food pastry you could ever wish for, a cookie Finnish chef Miisa Mink shows Noon, and Night, this cookbook groups, including ingredients ‘from the forest,’ ‘from the for every occasion, mouthwatering layer you how to create mouthwatering by Norwegian chef Paul Lowe has cakes, coffee cakes, cream buns plus snip- breads and pastries using healthy recipes to keep you satisfied any time sea,’ ‘from the land,’ and ‘in the larder,’ to name a few. pets of baking history, so you can learn ingredients such as rye flour, barley, of day. “Sweet Paul” has millions of Matched with stunning location photography, this gorgeous all you need to know about Scandinavian and oats. Don’t miss the cinnamon followers online, and his recipes have cookbook is a feast for all the senses. 264 pages. Hardcover. baking. 288 pages. Hardcover. buns! 144 pages. Hardcover. appeared in Real Simple magazine. $39.95 EBK 500 $35.00 EBK 585 $19.95 EBK 490 Hardcover. $30.00 EBK 524

Classic Recipes Cookbooks

Cooking Danish Ebelskivers by Kevin Crafts 150 Best Ebelskiver Stig Hansen—The Viking Chef This best-selling cookbook has more Recipes by Camilla Saulsbury This beautiful book dishes up than 40 mouthwatering recipes for These recipes range from simple to delicious servings of authentic Old these sphere-shaped Danish pan- sophisticated, yet all are convenient World recipes including Æbleskiver, cakes. Try the crunchy cinnamon, and delicious treats. Includes every- Smørrebrød, Rye bread and more. spiced apple, sticky toffee, or the thing from classic ebelskivers to Discover the delights of Scandinavian cuisine with recipes featuring fresh Step-by-step photos show you how smoked salmon and dill! Step- newer breakfast options, to make- seasonal ingredients from each of these countries. Each book has 25 recipes each recipe is done. Hardcover. by-step photographs and recipes ahead appetizers, to snacks and for soups or appetizers, main dishes, and desserts. Padded hardcovers. $34.95 EBK 526 for sauces, toppings and glazes decadent desserts. Measurements in Includes metric and American measurements. 64 pages each. $7.99 each included. 112 pages. Hardcover. metric & American. Paperback. EBK 590 Classic... Norway EBK 591 Classic Recipes of Sweden $19.95 EBK 525 $24.95 EBK 527 EBK 592 Classic... Denmark EBK 593 Classic Recipes of Finland

Cooking with Beatrice Ojakangas

Soup & Bread Cookbook Finnish Cookbook Scandinavian Cooking Great Scandinavian Spiral Recipe Books This broad collection of soups and Finnish cuisine is a unique Ojakangas brings to life the cui- Baking Book These handy books have recipes chowders includes recipes from around combination of dishes from sines and customs of Norway, The definitive book on for soups and breads, salads, main the world—Swedish Pea, Morroccan Scandinavia and Old Russia. Sweden, Finland, and Denmark, Scandinavian baking with an dishes, vegetables, and desserts. Vegetable, Borscht, Italian Meatball, In this classic cookbook, offering true home cooking that emphasis on ease of preparation. Spiral bound (3" x 5"), and more. Loaves, buns, and flatbreads Beatrice Ojakangas has adapted features the best of what is in Recipes for breads, cakes, pastries, 150 pages each. $6.95 each are here, along with pretzels, pitas, these recipes for the American season. Paperback. pies, cookies, and desserts. Norwegian Recipes EBK 570 toasts and focaccias. 308 pages. kitchen! Hardcover. $18.95 EBK 502 Paperback. $18.95 EBK 505 Swedish Recipes EBK 571 Paperback. $23.99 EBK 598 $17.95 EBK 523 Danish Recipes EBK 572 18 More Scandinavian cookbooks • Grandma’s German Cookbook

The Scandi Kitchen Fika – The Art of the Swedish Summer Feasts Farm Recipes... From the Norske Nook Book of Pies by Brontë Aurell Swedish Coffee Break by Amanda Schulman & H. Widell Norske Nook by Helen Myhre and Other Recipes by Jerry There’s so much more to Nordic by Anna Brones & Johanna Kindvall This beautiful coffeetable cook- This Scandinavian cafe in Bechard & Cindee Borton-Parker food than pickled herring and meat- An illustrated lifestyle cookbook book serves up recipes and inspira- Wisconsin, famous for old-fash- This beautiful cookbook features the balls. Enjoy fresh and simple open on the Swedish tradition of fika—a tion for all the days of the summer. ioned good food, shares recipes for restaurant’s award-winning baking: sandwiches, healthy Nordic salads, twice-daily coffee break—including The flavors of the seasonal ingre- breads & jams, meats, soups, and Scandinavian specialties, cheese- delicious traditional hot dishes, recipes for traditional baked goods, dients and the atmospheric photos plenty of cakes, pies, and desserts! cakes, tortes, cookies, muffins, and and indulgent cakes. Discover new anecdotes about Swedish coffee will have you longing for summer 269 pages. Paperback. more than seventy mouthwatering flavors and textures—it’s all here culture, and the history of this and the chance to enjoy these $24.95 EBK 528P recipes (and variations) for pie! to enjoy! Hardcover. cherished custom. Hardcover. sensational dishes. Hardcover. Color photos throughout. $21.95 EBK 586 $17.99 EBK 499 $24.99 EBK 516 Hardcover. $29.95 EBK 529

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Wheels on the Bus by Raffi Little Engine That Could Humpty Dumpty’s Nursery Enchanting illustrations bring this by Watty Piper This classic story is Rhymes Illus. by Roberta Pagnoni Children learn their ABCs & numbers by sliding the panels beloved Raffi song to life! Children will now available in board book with the This cheerful book is a miniature anthol- to discover which animal will appear! $7.95 each beg to hear it again and again. Ages 2-5. original illustrations! Abridged. ogy of favorite nursery rhymes! Age 2-5. PRE 525 Alphabet PRE 526 Numbers $6.99 PRE 240 $6.99 PRE 234 Board Book. $7.99 PRE 106 21 Down on the Farm • Machinery Hill

Tractor Mac Arrives at the Tractor Mac Harvest Time Tractor Mac Builds a Barn Tractor Mac Learns to Fly Farm by Billy Steers by Billy Steers by Billy Steers by Billy Steers When Tractor Mac arrives at the farm, When the nights start to get cooler and Tractor Mac isn’t used to being hooked up Wouldn’t it be fun to fly? After going down Sibley the horse is afraid there won’t be the corn is ready for picking, it’s time for to a sawmill, but when he sees the barn he a hill too fast and crash landing, Tractor Mac anything left for him to do! Ages 2-5. autumn fun at the farm! Ages 2-5. helped to build, he is very proud. Ages 2-5. decides that staying on the ground is best. Hardcover. $8.99 PRE 610 Hardcover. $8.99 PRE 611 Hardcover. $8.99 PRE 612 Hardcover. $8.99 PRE 613

Noisy Nature: On the Farm Farmyard Beat Peek Inside the Farm Little Blue Truck Little Blue Truck Leads by Ruth Martin & Maurice Pledger Lindsey Craig & Marc Brown by Simona Dimitri by Alice Schertle the Way by Alice Schertle Adorable pop-ups and authentic animal sounds When the sun goes down, the Peek inside barns and behind Beep! Beep! Beep! A muddy The big city sure is a speedy, bring the farm to life. A fluffy duckling calls animals have a giant farmyard gates to find baby lambs, busy country road is no match for noisy place for a country truck out quack, quack, quack; a hungry calf munches dance party. But what happens tractors, and lots more on the this little pickup, until he gets like Blue. With everyone pushing grass and moos; a playful piglet oinks and when all the racket wakes up farm. A lift-the-flap book. stuck while pushing another to be first, soon there’s a giant squeals; a brown foal bounds along and neighs! Farmer Sue? Ages 2-5. Ages 3+. Board Book. truck! Ages 2-5. Board Book. traffic jam! Board Book. Ages 3+. Hardcover. $16.95 FAV 561 Board Book. $6.99 PRE 271 $11.99 PRE 624 $7.99 PRE 235 $7.99 PRE 236

Farm Favorites Otis by Loren Long Where Do Diggers Sleep Open the Barn Door Rock-a-Bye Farm by McGinley, Bedford, & Hulick Otis, the tractor, is best friends with the at Night? by Brianna Sayers by Christopher Santoro by Diane Johnston Hamm Three favorite farm stories—A little calf in the next stall. But when he Young readers will identify with fire Open the barn door and lift the From a baby to a horse, the farmer Day on the Farm, A Name for is replaced with a big yellow tractor, engines, tractors and monster trucks as flaps to find out just who’s mak- rocks everybody to sleep on this Kitty, and The Jolly Barnyard he is cast away behind the barn... until they ask for one more story while their ing all those wonderful animal farm! A colorful, rollicking book are included in this colorful the little calf gets stuck in Mud Pond. mommy trucks tuck them in, and their sounds. Ages 2-5. to read again and again. Ages 2-5. It’s Otis to the rescue! collection. Ages 2-5. daddy trucks sing a goodnight song! Board Book. $3.99 PRE 565 Board Book. $7.99 PRE 275 Hardcover. $6.99 PRE 317 Board Book. $8.99 PRE 274 Board Book. $7.99 PRE 238

Farm Board Books for Toddlers! Chunky Farm Animals Board Books My Farm Friends Good Night Farm Novelty board books just right for little farm hands! These thick and sturdy little books are shaped like animals. by Wendell Minor by Adam Gamble When closed, toddlers can stand them up and play with them. PRE 394 Mini Farmer (5.5" high) $5.99 Bright bold artwork and jaunty This soothing bedtime story Open them up and find a charming little story. Ages 1-3. verse celebrate the wonders of celebrates life on a traditional PRE 601 Wheelie Fire Engine $6.99 each PRE 198 Horse PRE 200 Cow (3" x 3.5" x 2.3") our farm friends. Board Book. family farm. Ages 2-6. PRE 603 Wheelie Red Tractor (with real wheels) PRE 199 Sheep PRE 201 Pig $5.99 each $6.99 PRE 318 Board Book. $9.95 PRE 660 22 Novelty Board Books & Shape Books Mini People Chunky Shape Books Ages 2-6. Die-cut Board Books (5.5" high) $5.99 each:

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PRE 363 PRE 364 Mini Dinosaurs by Andrea Lorini Die-cut in the shape of a dinosaur, each of these books is jam-packed with interesting facts and full-color illustrations. Size: 5.25" x 4.5". $6.99 each: PRE 361 Stegosaurus PRE 362 Triceratops PRE 363 Diplodocus PRE 364 Tyrannosaurus Ballerina Builder Cowboy Farmer Nurse Pirates! PRE 391 PRE 392 PRE 393 PRE 394 PRE 395 PRE 396 Die-cut Board Books with Holes! More Chunky Animals on previous page.

Mommy, Where Are You? What Am I? Let’s Count! Chunky Jungle Animals Board Books A young fish lost at sea searches for Each spread has a verse about a Die-cut holes on every page These thick and sturdy little books are shaped like animals. When closed, his mother! Colorful illustrations of different animal, ending with the make it easy for kids to count the toddlers can stand them up and play with them. Open them up and find a turtles, clownfish, & other creatures. question: What am I? Ages 2-5. animals. A clever book! Ages 2-5. charming little story. Ages 1-3. (3" x 3.5" x 2.3") $5.99 each: Board Book. $6.95 PRE 277 Board Book. $6.95 PRE 278 Board Book. $6.95 PRE 279 PRE 202 Elephant PRE 203 Lion PRE 204 Zebra

Alphablock • Countablock • Dinoblock I Can Dance • I Can Play by Betsy Snyder Giggle! by Christopher Franceschelli Readers make dancers disco, tap, or pirouette, and athletes splash, by Caroline Jayne Church With thick pages cut into the shape of each letter, sprint, or score just by wiggling their fingers. With die-cut holes With its’ infectious giggle number, or dinosaur, children will enjoy this visual, on every page and a touch-and-feel cover, these books are the sound chip, this book proves hands-on approach to learning. 6.2" x 5.4" x 2.2" perfect way to play & read together. Board Books. $8.99 each that laughter is the best sound PRE 100 Alphablock PRE 102 Dinoblock PRE 410 I Can Dance PRE 412 I Can Play in the world! Age 2-5. PRE 101 Countablock Board Books. $16.95 ea. Board Book. $7.99 PRE 536

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All aboard for these fun books shaped like vehicles. Learn about Bunnies for Tea Jellybeans Board Books by Laura Numeroff where they go each day. Ages 1-3. Board Books. $4.99 each: by Kate Stone Emily loves to dance and Anna loves to read, but their friends don’t always enjoy the same things. That’s PRE 590 ...Garbage Truck PRE 592 ... Fire Truck This teacup-shaped book about a bunnies’ tea party has rhym- okay— there’s nothing sweeter than friendship! PRE 591 I Am a Train PRE 593 ... Dump Truck ing text and soft illustrations! PRE 405 Jellybeans Love to Dance $7.95 each Board Book. $7.99 PRE 402 PRE 407 Jellybeans Love to Read 23 Especially For Grandmas, Grandpas, and Babies

Grandma’s House by Alice Melvin Llama Llama Gram and I Loved You Before You Laugh-Along Lessons: Mother Goose Nursery Children will love exploring the rooms in Grandpa by Anna Dewdney Were Born by Anne Bowen 5-Minute Stories by H. Lester Rhymes Illus. by B.F. Wright Grandma’s house, peering through its cut- Llama Llama is going to spend the A loving grandmother eagerly This value-packed collection has Every child’s bookshelf needs a out pages from one room to the next and night at Gram and Grandpa’s house! awaits the arrival of her grand- eight stories that will have kids copy of Mother Goose—and this journeying high up into the foldout attic in He makes sure to pack everything child. She dreams of the baby’s laughing and learning important marvelously illustrated edition fea- search of Grandma in this elaborate and he needs... or does he? Ages 2+. soft sighs, sweet smells, and tiny life lessons. Each story can be tures all the favorites. 128 pages. clever book. Ages 4-8. Hardcover. Hardcover. $17.99 FAV 304 toes. Hardcover. read aloud in five minutes flat! 9.2" x 12.5" Hardcover (cloth). $19.95 FAV 302 $17.99 FAM 860 Hardcover. $12.95 FAM 100 $16.95 FAM 102

Cloth Books for Babies Me With You Llama Llama Red Pajama Old MacDonald Had a Farm These adorable soft cloth books give babies something to squeeze, hug and by Kristy Dempsey by Anna Dewdney by Michelle Berg Using the colorful play with. Includes plastic case. This delightful story of a grandpa Llama Llama’s tale of nighttime hand puppet, parents and children can PRE 652 Good Night, Teddy $15.99 and granddaughter spending time drama, with it’s infectious rhyming make the fingertip critters come to life. together is just right for sharing. text and expressive artwork, is now A board book featuring the well-known PRE 645 Baby’s Friends $12.99 Board Book. $6.99 FAM 210B available in a board book edition! song is nestled in the palm of the puppet. PRE 646 Baby’s World of Colors Board Book. $8.99 PRE 554 Puppet/Book. $12.99 PRE 642 $12.99

Time for a Hug Time for Bed Ten Little Fingers & Ten Guess How Much I I Love You Through and by Phillis Gershator & Mim Green by Mem Fox & Jane Dyer Little Toes by Mem Fox Love You by Sam McBratney Through by Bernadette Shustak Morning, noon, or night—any time This gentle book, with its rhythmic As everyone knows, nothing is Little Nutbrown Hare wants very I love your hair and eyes, your is a great time for a hug! Children verse and peaceful, loving illustra- as sweet as tiny baby fingers and much to impress Big Nutbrown giggles and cries. A sweet book to will love the rhyming text and tions, will lull toddlers to sleep. chubby baby toes. Simple rhyming Hare with the enormous scale of his make toddlers feel loved! charming illustrations. Board Book. Ages 1-3. Padded cover. text. Ages 1-3. Padded cover. devotion. A classic! Ages 1-3. Padded Board Bk. $8.95 FAM 125 $6.95 FAM 118B Board Book. $8.99 PRE 552 Board Book. $8.99 PRE 553 Padded Board Bk. $9.99 PRE 556

Flip, Flap, Fly! When the World is Ready When the World Was Goodnight Moon Love You Forever by Phyllis Root for Bed by Gillian Shields Waiting for You by Margaret Wise Brown by Robert Munsch & Sheila McGraw Join these baby animals as they fly, Told with a gently rhyming text, by Gillian Shields On each page of this classic bedtime A touching story about the enduring swim, wiggle, and slide, all with the this story of the world falling Soothing, tender verse describes book, the words and pictures will lull nature of parents’ love and how it help of their mamas. A delightful asleep is just right for bedtime! the joyful steps of welcoming a a child to sleep. For a classy parody, crosses generations. Ages 3+. parody of Over in the Meadow! Ages 1-4. Board Book. baby to the family. Ages 1-4. Goodnight Loon, see page 26. Hardcover $14.95 FAM 869 Board Book. $6.99 PRE 295 $7.99 FAM 230 Board Book. $7.99 FAM 231 Board Book. $8.99 PRE 551 Paperback $5.95 FAM 870 24 Favorite Books by Best-Selling Religious Books for Children Author & Artist Nancy Tillman

You’re Here for a Reason Heaven of Animals My First Read-Aloud My Big Book of Prayers My Little Bible Board Book Every person matters. Here, The heaven of animals is a magical Bible The American Bible Society by Michelle Medlock Adams This beautifully illustrated book beloved author Nancy Tillman place. Angels know every dog’s Beautiful illustrations and simple With morning prayers, prayers for retells 20 beloved Bible stories shows readers how each of us fits favorite game; cats bask in their own text make this Bible ideal for young help, and prayers for others, this in simple language that young into life’s big picture, and how the rays of sunshine; horses thunder children. Includes stories from both book encourages children to talk to children can understand. 40 pages. world would be incomplete without across the sky. The love you have for Testaments. Ages 3-6. 256 pages. God. Ages 2-6. Padded cover. Ages 1-4. Padded Board Book. you in it. Hardcover. your animal friends lives on. $9.99 INS 232 $17.99 FAM 200 Hardcover. $17.99 FAM 202 Hardcover. $12.99 INS 233 Board Book. $9.99 INS 240

If Jesus Came to Visit Me If Jesus Lived Inside My God Gave Us You by Jill Roman Lord Heart by Jill Roman Lord by Lisa Tawn Bergren What if Jesus came to visit? Just for If Jesus lived inside our hearts, When Little Cub climbs into bed one day? The little ones in this story would it show in our daily actions? one night, she asks her mama a On the Night Wherever You Are have many things they would share This book explores the presence of very important question: “Where You Were Born My Love Will Find You with Jesus. Ages 2-5. Jesus in our lives. Ages 2-5. did I come from?” Ages 2-5. This enchanting tale lets children­ Heartfelt words to share with your Board Book. $6.99 INS 278 Board Book. $6.99 INS 279 Board Book. $6.99 FAM 865B know how special and loved they loved ones, no matter how near or are. A very popular new baby gift. far, or how old they are. FAM 205 Hardcover $16.95 FAM 208 Hardcover $16.99 FAM 205B Board Book $7.99 FAM 208B Board Book $7.99

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My First Book of Prayers Prayer for a Child My Little Book About God Illustrated by Stephanie Britt by Rachel Field by Jane Werner Watson Children love to feel the softness of the kitten’s fur, the fluffy baby chick, the smoothness of a pig’s ear, the velvety soft calves, and all sorts of other From prayers of thanks for the world A gilt-edged edition of a special This classic book shows how even textures in these hands-on books. Ages 1-5. God has made, to prayers to say at children’s prayer, this Caldecott- the tiniest things that we might take bedtime, a child will learn how easy winning classic is sure to win new for granted are part of God’s great PRE 339 Touch & Feel: Kitten it is to talk to God. Ages 2-5. fans. Ages 2-5. Padded cover. plan. Ages 2-5. Board Book. PRE 342 Touch & Feel: Farm Board Books (6.6" x 6.6") Board Book. $6.95 INS 253 Board Book. $7.99 INS 264 $4.99 INS 265 PRE 343 Touch & Feel: Baby Animals $6.99 each

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Jesus Loves Me! Rise and Shine! All Aboard Noah’s Ark! Your little one will soon learn some essential first words and pictures with Illustrated by Tim Warnes Illustrated by Tim Warnes by Mary Josephs these bright board books. There are 100 color photographs to look at and talk A charmingly illustrated rendition of The same cheery bear family makes The animals come two by two about in each book, and 100 simple first words to read and learn.Ages 1-3. this favorite children’s song starring a return engagement in this version to Noah’s ark in this beautifully PRE 333 First 100 Words a close-knit bear family. Ages 2-5. of a joyous Bible song. Ages 2-5. illustrated book with fun flaps and Padded Board Book. Padded cover. PRE 334 First 100 Animals Padded Board Books (5" x 6") Gilt edges. Gilt edges. simple text! Ages 2-5. (4" x 4"). PRE 335 First 100 Trucks $5.99 each $7.99 INS 266 Board Book. 7.99 INS 267 Board Book. $3.99 INS 271 25 Books with an Up North Flavor North Woods Girl by Aimée Bissonette A hike through Grandma’s woods engages all the senses: hearing wood frogs peep, choosing the best skipping stone, watching squirrels gathering nuts, and breathing crisp, cold air. The forest is Curious George Goes Little Bear’s Little Good Night Lake brought to life by Claudia Fishing by H. A. Ray Boat by Eve Bunting by Adam Gamble McGehee’s colorful scratch- George at his curious best is What will Little Bear do when A celebration of all things that board artistry. Hardcover. trying to catch a fish. Ages he outgrows his boat? make a lake special. $16.95 REG 105 2-5. Board Book. Board Book. Board Book. $9.95 PRE 661 $5.95 PRE 223 $7.99 PRE 445 Nicholas Oldland’s Life in the Wild series: There once was a bear, a moose, and a beaver... These light-hearted fables highlight the importance of teamwork, environmental awareness, time manage- ment and living life to the fullest. These funny stories Peek Inside Animal Homes appeal to kids and grown- ups alike! 8.25" x 8.25" by Simona Dimitri A brilliant introduction to a variety Hardcover. $16.95 each of animal homes, including nests, FAV 700 Making the Moose FAV 701 Up the Creek FAV 702 Walk on the warrens, hives, dens and dams. Out of Life Wild Side Board Book. $11.99 PRE 625 Finger-Puppet Board Books by Sara Gillingham Layered die-cut pages allow a peek at all the colorful things that make up each animal’s home. An adorable folk-art style finger puppet adds to the fun! Ages 1-4. Size: 6.8" x 6.8" Board Books. $8.99 each Goodnight Loon by Abe Sauer and Nathaniel Dauaver This classy spoof on the children’s book classic, Goodnight Moon by Margaret PRE 281 In My Flower PRE 282 In My Meadow PRE 285 In My Nest PRE 286 In My Pond Wise Brown, is one of our all time bestsellers. It pays homage to crop art, Tater Tot Hotdish, and even deer ticks. The familiar green room is set on a pontoon, lit by the moon over a quiet lake. A must for every northwoods child’s bookcase. Board Book. Goodnight Loon REG 100 $9.95 Also available: Goodnight Moon PRE 287 In My Den PRE 289 In My Tree PRE 290 In My Forest PRE 291 In My Barn PRE 551 $8.99

Nature Trails in the Nature Trails: Baby Moose on the Loose One Dog Canoe Who Pooped in the Woods by Maurice Pledger Animals by Maurice Pledger by Kathy-Jo Wargin by Mary Casanova Northwoods by Gary Robson This book lets you feel your way Young explorers find a touchable What would you do with a moose on A quiet canoe trip for a girl and The animals in the Northwoods through the forest to get to know experience on every page and learn the loose? Colorful, comic artwork her dog ends up being crowded may be hard to find—but you the many different animals that live a little about the wonders of animals highlights the hilarity that ensues when a loon, a wolf, a bear, can always learn a lot from their there. Touch & feel. and their families. Touch & feel. when wildlife wanders indoors. and a moose all ask for a ride! droppings! Paperback. Hardcover. $12.95 PRE 141 Hardcover. $12.95 PRE 142 Hardcover. $15.95 FAV 662 Paperback. $7.99 FAV 655P $11.95 FAV 711 26 Touch & Feel Lift-the-Flap Books by Maurice Pledger These stories hold plenty of surprises as young children lift the flaps to discover hidden pictures. Each book has a touch-and-feel panel on the cover. Ages 1-3. (9" x 7") Board Books. $10.95 each PRE 131 PRE 132 PRE 133 PRE 134 PRE 135

Noisy Nature: In the Jungle by Ruth Martin & Maurice Pledger This extraordinary book features five Peek Inside... Lift-the-Flap Board Books adorable 3-D pop-up This popular series started with Peek Inside Animal Homes (see previous page), one of our best-selling books! Now there scenes enhanced with real sounds that let young adventurers see are four more books in the series. Children lift the flaps and peek through the holes to discover what happens in the garden, and hear the creatures that live in the depths of the jungle! Listen on the farm, when night falls, and at the zoo. Ages 3-6. (6.5" x 7.75") Board Books. $11.99 each to an elephant trumpet, a parrot squawk, and an orangutan call out ooh-ooh, among other authentic jungle sounds. PRE 623 Peek Inside the Garden PRE 626 Peek Inside Nighttime Ages 3+. Hardcover. $16.95 FAV 562 PRE 624 Peek Inside the Farm PRE 627 Peek Inside the Zoo

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Five Silly Monkeys Five Little Monkeys by Susie Brooks Jumping on the Bed A counting book with a catchy rhyme by Eileen Christelow and illustrations that capture the joy As soon as they say good night to of monkeying around! Push the but- Mama, the five little monkeys start ton to hear a hilarious monkey call! to jump on their bed. Ten Little Dinosaurs Max the Minnow Frog in the Kitchen Ten Little Kittens Board Book. $9.99 PRE 544 Board Book. $6.99 PRE 250 FAV 900B FAV 904B Sink FAV 905B FAV 908B

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History of Norway by John A. Yilek An informative and enter- taining description of Norway’s history from the Stone Age to today’s oil and gas economy. There Hitler’s Savage Canary Skis Against the Atom Report from #24 are fascinating stories of by David Lampe by Knut Haukelid by Gunnar Sonsteby Vikings, the Sami, kings and queens, farmers and Isolated from the Allies and fueled A first-hand account of heroism­ Sonsteby tells his courageous only by a sense of human decency and daring sabotage­ during the story of espionage and sabotage fishermen, the Black Death, and national pride, the Danes created Nazi occupation. A true adventure against the Nazis and of eluding the Hanseatic merchants, the Reformation, emigration from an extraordinary resistance movement story, this is our best-selling­ book capture through daring, intuition, Norway to America, the Nazi invasion and the Norwegian that proved a relentless thorn in the about WWII in Scandinavia.­ and a constant slew of changing resistance during World War II, and much more. 270 pages. Nazis’ side. 264 pages. Paperback. 166 pages. Paperback. identities. Paperback. Paperback. $15.95 HIB 325 $14.95 HIB 329 $15.95 HIB 328 $15.00 HIB 340

We Die Alone The Shetland Bus The Sledge Patrol Assault in Norway­ Counterfeiter by David Howarth by David Howarth by David Howarth by Thomas Gallagher by Moritz Nachtstern One of the most exciting escape The “Shetland Bus” was the nick- The story of a brave group of Danish Based on interviews with the com- In 1945 Moritz Nachstern sat down narratives to emerge from the chal- name given to the Norwegian fish- and Norwegian hunters who carried mandos themselves, here are the in his Oslo apartment and dictated lenges and miseries of World War II, ing fleet that was used to secretly out one of the most dramatic opera- vivid details about the planning the story of how he was one of the this book chronicles Jan Baalsrud’s shuttle refugees to freedom during tions of the war, patrolling a 500- and execution of one of the most few Norwegian Jews who managed escape from Nazi-occupied Arctic the night, and bring supplies to mile stretch of Greenland’s coast famous raids in WWII history. to survive the Holocaust. Norway. 231 pages. Paperback. Allied forces. 248 pages. by dogsled. 232 pages. Paperback. Paperback. $16.95 HIB 338 ­Paperback. $16.95 HIB 342 $16.95 HIB 327 Paperback. $16.95 HIB 335 $16.95 HIB 336

Historical Fiction for Young Readers Other Titles of Scandinavian Interest

West of Shadow on the the Moon Mountain Your Swedish Roots by Margi Preus by Margi Preus by Per Clemensson Preus weaves original Espen is swept up in ­A step-by-step book to guide you in fiction with myth the Norwegian resis- researching your Swedish ancestors. Learn and folktale to tell tance movement at age what Swedish records are available, where the story of Astri, a 14. He delivers illegal to find them, and how to use them.­ Also young Norwegian newspapers, then discusses Swedish naming practices, and girl desperate to join her father in America. After becomes a courier, and finally a spy. Eventually other helpful background information. being separated from her sister and sold to a cruel he is forced to escape the Nazis on skis. Will he 222 pages. Paperback. goat farmer, Astri makes a daring escape. survive? Based on a true story. $19.95 HIB 220 Paperback. $7.95 HIB 375P Paperback. $7.95 HIB 374P

The Opposite of Cold – The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition by Michael Nordskov A look at distinctive saunas The Klipfish Number the Stars Code from the midwest, Ontario, by Lois Lowry and Finland, this beautiful by Mary Casanova In 1943 Denmark, ten- book is for people who grew Twelve-year-old Marit year-old Annemarie up with saunas and for those and her seven-year-old finds the courage to help brother Lars take action her best friend, Ellen who dream of one day having in the Norwegian Rosen, concealing her their own. Hardcover. resistance despite their grandfather’s warnings. as part of their family. A heartwarming story of $34.95 ABK 368 Will her plan work? Ages 9+. Fiction. human decency. Winner of the Newbery Medal! Paperback. $6.99 HIB 371P Ages 8+. Paperback. $6.99 HIB 372 1-800-468-2424 • www.skandisk.com 28 Scandinavian Culture • Scandinavian Language • Travel Books & Maps

Xenophobe Guides The Almost Nearly Perfect People—Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia by Michael Booth How Booth journeys To Be through all five of the Danish Nordic countries to by Patrick discover who these Kingsley curious tribes are, the secrets of their success, and, most intriguing of all, Part reportage, part travelogue, this book Norwegian in 10 Minutes a Day what they think of one another. He explains who the provides an introduction to contemporary Includes interactive CD-Rom, flash cards, Scandinavians are, how they differ, and why these Danish culture that spans politics, televi- word labels to put on items in your house, societies have become models for the world! sion, food, architecture, and design! word games and crossword puzzles. Hardcover. $26.00 HBK 156 Hardcover. $17.99 HBK 154 Paperback & CD-Rom. $26.95 LBK 650

Xenophobia: A phobia about foreigners, probably justified, always understandable. Forewarned is forearmed—an irrev- erent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure xenophobia. These guides to Scandinavians explore their national characteristics with humor and style. 64 pages. 4.25" x 7" Paperback. $9.95 each Insight Guides to Scandinavia Driving Maps of Scandinavia HBK 180 Xenophobe... These beautiful guides are renowned for their fantastic color photos, These high-quality driving maps are perfect for planning a trip. HBK 181 Xenophobe... Swedes $14.95 each detailed maps, concise illustrated histories and helpful travel tips. Folded size: 5" x 9.6" Scale (approx.): 1:800,000 HBK 182 Xenophobe... Danes TRV 100 Scandinavia $23.99 TRV 108 Finland $23.99 MAP 300 Norway MAP 302 Denmark HBK 183 Xenophobe... Finns TRV 104 Norway $22.99 Flex-cover paperbacks MAP 301 Sweden MAP 303 Finland

Pocket Phrase Books Pocket Dictionaries Berlitz Norwegian • Swedish • Danish • Finnish ... For Your Trip Each book has over 1,200 useful Packed with practical, accessible These beginner-level audio courses contain all the key travel phrases you need to com- phrases and expressions covering vocabulary for every situation. municate with confidence while abroad. They feature native speakers using phrases you’re almost any travel situation. Size: 4.18" x 3" Flex cover. likely to encounter in typical travel situations. Each course includes a booklet with phonetic 5.8" x 4". Paperback. $8.99 each LBK 620 Norw. Pocket $7.99 transcription, and a 60-minute audio CD that can be downloaded to an iPod or MP3 player. $12.99 each LBK 610 Norwegian LBK 621 Swed. Pocket $7.95 LBK 611 Swedish LBK 670 Norwegian for Your Trip LBK 671 Swedish for Your Trip LBK 612 Danish LBK 672 Danish for Your Trip LBK 673 Finnish for Your Trip LBK 613 Finnish Learn Norwegian through Songs for Kids!

Phrase Book & CD Packages Barnefest: Norwegian Songs My First English/Norwegian • English/Swedish Children’s Illustrated Color-coded, and easy to use, these phrase Mike & Else with Mari & Kirsten books contain all the phrases travelers Dictionary of Sentences Norwegian Dictionary Familiar songs come alive with the need. The CD is perfect for those who Practical complete sentences used in a typical day with illustrations Designed to be a child’s first 12-piece orchestra! Learn the lan- wish to practice their pronunciation in that visually explain the Norwegian or Swedish. Glossary included. foreign language dictionary (5-10 guage by listening. Young and old advance. Paperback & CD. $14.99 each Great for children and adults! Paperback. $17.95 each years). Includes 500 entries, each will soon sing these songs fluently. LBK 615 Norw. Phrase Book & CD LBK 600 First Eng./Norw. Dict. of Sentences accompanied by an illustration. Lyrics & translations included. LBK 616 Swedish Phrase Book & CD LBK 601 First Eng./Swed. Dict. of Sentences Paperback. $14.95 LBK 770 CD $17.95 MCD 5567 29 Scandinavian & Lutheran Humor, & Other Pretty Good Books! Humorous Novels from Sweden

Laughing with Lutherans Growing Up Lutheran Lutheran Church by Julie Sevig by Janet Martin & Suzann Nelson Basement Women Bulletin bloopers, cartoons, and A nostalgic, funny book about by Janet Martin & Allen Todnem funny things kids have said in growing up Lutheran in the days This book will delight anyone The Girl Who Saved The 100-Year-Old Man church! Get one for your pastor, one when women always wore dresses who has ever helped in the kitchen the King of Sweden Who ... Disappeared for the choir director, and for the to church and the ushers were or attended a church dinner. It Sunday School teachers. You don’t always men. Get the inside scoop includes recipes and anecdotes by Jonas Jonasson by Jonas Jonasson need to be Lutheran to enjoy it! on Bible Camp, lutefisk suppers, served up Lutheran style. A witty tale of how one person’s An hour before his 100th birthday Paperback. $8.95 HBK 100 pew protocol, and more. Paperback. $15.95 HBK 117 actions can have far-reaching— celebration, Allan Karlsson climbs Paperback. $15.95 HBK 110 even global—consequences, writ- out the window of the nursing ten with the same light-hearted home and embarks on a hilarious satirical voice as his bestselling and entirely unexpected jour- You Know You Are a Lutheran If... by Janet Martin The 100-Year-Old debut novel, ney. Quirky and utterly unique! This book is guaranteed to get an Old Lutheran to laugh out loud—not Man...! Paperback. Paperback. an easy feat for the “Black Hymnal Lutherans” who think things were $15.99 HBK 165 $16.00 HBK 166 better when the Pastor was given two dressed-out chickens and a ham See movie on the back cover! rather than a pension! Paperback. $10.95 HBK 109

Ole & Sven’s Bucket List by Bruce Danielson & Bob Bergstrom In Cod We Trust Vikings in the Attic — Scandinavian Humor You’re No Spring Chicken Uh-oh! Ole and Sven have put their Living the Norwegian Dream In Search of Nordic America and Other Myths by Ed Fischer—syndicated cartoonist Scandinavian brains together to create by Eric Dregni by Eric Dregni by John Louis Anderson An irreverent collection of cartoons, a bucket list of things to accomplish Dregni tells the hilarious, and Dregni explores the significant–and All you need to know about quotes, and elder tales for the young before they die. From illustrated often poignant stories of his quite often bizarre–tales and traditions lutefisk, lefse, and Luther at heart. Remember, “No matter how jokes and gags with photos to various family’s yearlong adventure in of Scandinavians in the Midwest with League. Hilarious! Paperback. old you are, you’re younger than misunderstandings, read how Ole and

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