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FREE DAULAIRES BOOK OF TROLLS PDF Edgar Parin D'Aulaire,Ingri D'Aulaire | 76 pages | 05 Nov 2006 | The New York Review of Books, Inc | 9781590172179 | English | New York, United States D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar d'Aulaire | Penguin Random House Canada While our office is shut down due to COVID, we encourage you to purchase this title through bookshop. Click here to order. Trolls with multiple heads, trolls with heads they carry under their arms, and trolls with only one eye to share around, along with troll wives, whose long red noses are just the thing for stirring soup, roam the mountains of the north by night and retreat by day to sleep in caves full of silver and gold. Click to enlarge image. Available once again, this beautifully lithographed collection of lore introduces children to some of traditional literature's bad boys and girls. Over their nearly five-decade career, Ingri and Edgar d'Aulaire penned and illustrated nearly 30 books, winning them wide acclaim and several awards. Trollsoriginally released inwas among this lauded group. New York Review Books has now returned it to print, and we have two words to say about that: Thank you. Trolls combines charming DAulaires Book of Trolls from Norse folklore with DAulaires Book of Trolls fantasy traveler's guide to the hairy beasts. We learn about forest trolls, mountain trolls and bridge trolls—their habitats, habits and even number of heads. We meet three creatures who share a single removable eyeball, and cursed princesses who burp toads. But nothing's too scary: The lithographed pictures have a warm, hand-drawn look that transforms all beasts from horrific to humorous. The press reprinted another of the couple's classics last year, D'Aularies' Book of Norse Mythswith a preface by novelist Michael Chabon. This new entry in the collection arrives without endorsement, but trust us, it doesn't need one. This book represents the quintessence of the d'Aulaires' art. The D'Aulaires' Book of Norse DAulaires Book of Trolls taught a generation about the legends on which much of literature is based. Now their D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire, first published inreturns to print to shed light on another staple of Norway: the magical trolls, DAulaires Book of Trolls old and moss-grown as the mountains themselves," in all their diversity. Praise Available once again, this beautifully lithographed collection of lore introduces children to some of traditional DAulaires Book of Trolls bad boys and girls. Share 0 Tweet 0. DAulaires Book of Trolls Books and Other Items. D'aulaire's Book of Trolls - Stories Like Me Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. DAulaires Book of Trolls Parin d'Aulaire. In this spectacular follow-up to their beloved Book of Norse Myths, the husband-and-wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire explore the uncanny reaches of Norse mythology, an enchanted night-world populated by trolls of all kinds--mountain trolls, forest trolls, trolls who live underwater and trolls who live under bridges, uncouth, unkempt, unbreakable, unforgettable, In this spectacular follow-up to their beloved Book of Norse Myths, the husband-and-wife team of Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire explore the uncanny reaches of Norse mythology, an enchanted night-world populated by trolls of all kinds--mountain trolls, forest trolls, trolls who live underwater and trolls who live under bridges, uncouth, unkempt, unbreakable, unforgettable, and invariably unbelievably ugly trolls--who work their wiles and carry on in the most bizarre and entertaining fashions. With their matchless talent as storytellers and illustrators, the d'Aulaires bring to life the weird and wonderful world of Norse mythology. Get A Copy. Hardcover76 pages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions 9. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls DAulaires Book of Trolls, please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of D'Aulaires' Book of Trolls. Oct 06, Christine rated it really liked it Shelves: childrens-fairy-talestrollsmyth-and-lore-scandinavianminority-and-women-writers. There is some nice humor in this book about trolls. The D'Aulaires draw somewhat from Norse myth, though there DAulaires Book of Trolls no stories of Norse gods. It is funny because you can just see Biblo going what, as DAulaires Book of Trolls read it. Shelves: folklore-mythologypicture-bookssweet-youthfolklore-norwegiantrolls. It happens also to be a book I remember with great fondness from my DAulaires Book of Trolls childhood, and I have happy memories of poring over the illustrations, and reading and rereading the tales of the many-headed mountain trolls, beautiful hulder-maidens, and hard-working gnomes contained within. Like the authors' other mythological works, this is less one continuous narrative, than it is DAulaires Book of Trolls series of expository passages, together with a number of different tales. Here is the story of the brave young DAulaires Book of Trolls who defeats a twelve-headed mountain troll, rescuing the twelve daughters of the king held captive by him; and here too is the tale of the very first trolls, known DAulaires Book of Trolls frost giants. The reader quickly gets a sense, from the diversity of tales and trolls, of the importance of these creatures in the Norwegian folk tradition. Rereading this as an adult, I was particularly fascinated by the tales concerning the hulder-maidens, and what they might reveal about old Norse ideas of exogamy. I imagine that stories in which Irish men marry fairies could be examined from a similar perspective. It's DAulaires Book of Trolls to note that in those DAulaires Book of Trolls in which marriage with a hulder-maiden resulted in the man being absorbed by his wife's people, the outcome was seen as negative: he is lost to his people, goes to live underground, and eventually loses his soul. By contrast, when the hulder-maiden is absorbed by the human community, the outcome is seen as positive: the maiden's cow-tail falls off, following the marriage ceremony, she gains a soul through her husband Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid springs to mind hereand the couple experience good fortune, provided the husband treats his wife well. Of course, those readers less interested in the anthropological interpretation of folklore - like children - can still appreciate this collection of tales, but it was a great pleasure to reread D'Aulaires' Trolls as a more mature reader! Highly recommended to any D'Aulaire fan who has not yet had the pleasure of reading it, as well as anyone interested in Norwegian folklore and Norse mythology. Sep 17, Seizure Romero rated it liked it Shelves: mythology-folkloreartkidbooks. I do loves me some folklore and mythology, but the DAulaires Book of Trolls is occasionally confusing: When an enterprising young man saves a king's twelve princess daughters by killing the troll king who liked having all twelve of his heads scratched by human princesseshe is rewarded by the king with "half the kingdom and the youngest and prettiest of his daughters for a bride. If she were kind enough to do so, she would be richly rewarded: thereafter, gold would drip from her hair whenever she combed it. But if she were cross and snapped, 'Troll, scratch yourself,' frogs and toads would jump from her mouth whenever she spoke. Other times, pretty girls should be nice to creepy gross things so they get paid themselves and go unpunished for not putting up with bullshit from creepy gross things. Maybe it's not so confusing. Maybe it simply extols DAulaires Book of Trolls practical virtues of DAulaires Book of Trolls an independent contractor. Oh, and if you're not a pretty girl, no worries. This isn't about you. Having just watched Trollhunter, I thought this would be a great place to start my troll "research. After all, it seems to me DAulaires Book of Trolls folklore is frequently distilled down to a pretty basic level ok, so as an adult I'm inclined to call it stereotypical for children to consume. Which is just what I got in this book: all the delightful basics of mountain trolls, forest trolls, trolls with a dozen heads, not to mention the trolls with heads. Nicely illustrated and filled in with a qui Having just watched Trollhunter, I thought this would be a great place to start my troll "research. Nicely illustrated and filled in with a quick legend or three. Got the troll fundamentals covered! View 1 comment. Mar 29, Jessica rated it it was amazing Shelves: mythologyscandinavian-authorsread-aloudown. A well-written, wonderfully illustrated description of each of the types DAulaires Book of Trolls Norwegian trolls. The descriptions flow together into one long story, ranging from large mountain trolls to the beautiful hulder-maidens. My kids really got into it, and it made a great read aloud. Feb 02, Andrew rated it really liked it. Leo says:??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????