The Tomtes' Christmas Porridge

by Sven Nordqvist

Book Overview

A warm Swedish holiday story echoing Beatrix Potter�s The Tale of Two Mice and Tailor of Gloucester

Every Christmas Eve, the Master puts out rice pudding for the tomtes to say thank you for their help around the house throughout the year. But recently the Master has forgotten, and Mama tomte knows he'll forget again this year.

The elves hatch a plot to steal a bowl of Christmas pudding, without being seen,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863158242
• ISBN13: 9780863158247
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Meet The Original Scandinavian Santa!

As usual, with lots of humour and witty details, Nordquist tells the story of the small elvelike "nisse" people that Scandinavian farmers used to believe lived on their farms. These elves watch over the humans - but expect to be granted Christmas Porrodge on Christmas Eve. If not, the Chief Elf (Nissefar) will get mad, and cast a spell of misfortune over the farm and the humans! This particular Christmas, his wife knows that no porridge will come. With modern life comes the fake Santa, and the humans forget the old "Nisse". How can she and the nisse children solve the problem? Nordquist's humorous text and detailed illustrations are priceless, and make life easier for parents, weary of reading the same tale over and over again. With Nordquist's books - that is never the problem. There are always new things to see! Look out for another Christmas tale by Nordquist, too: Festus and Mercury and the Santa Machine.