The Troll with No Heart in His Body: And Other Tales of Trolls from Norway

by Lise Lunge-Larsen

Book Overview

Born and raised in Norway, Lise Lunge-Larsen, known to many as "the Troll Lady," met her first troll at the age of three, and the experience shaped her understanding of the natural world as a place... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618354034
• ISBN13: 9780618354030
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Great old tales

My kids love these stories. Some of these I remember from my childhood but most were new to me. I love the intros to all the tales. They really describe what true Norwegian Trolls are like. The illustrations are perfectly done. They match the way the stories unfold and the ruffness of the illustrations really brings out that uncivilized Troll imagery.

Wonderful

Lise Lunge-Larsen is a Norwegian-American storyteller who wants to tell us about a creature rarely reported on in zoological circles, the Norwegian Troll. These nine (really ten, if you keep reading past the bibliography and sources) stories are relatively short, and easy to read. The illustrations are provided by woodcuts created by Betsy Bowen, and they provide just the right atmosphere for these wonderful tales.My children and I all loved these stories, and we recommend them to you.

Tales for Telling

The stories in this Houghton Mifflin hardcover, reflect the heritage of the author, who, like myself, is Norwegian. I love the forward in the book in which she refers to the reason stories are so important. These tales all told about trolls are written beautifully for telling or reading, and the woodcut illustrations evoke just the rough hewn image required to help transport ourselves to a gentle time and place. Buy this to read to others and yourself. It is a modern classic!

Enrapturing for my 8 year old!

Because I am of Scandanavian descent, I saw this book in my public library and immediately picked it up. My son loves Harry Potter, Narnia, etc and wants me to read and re-read every story I have time for in this book for the last few nights. The author has been a storyteller for the last 20 years and this book is one of the easiest to read aloud books I've gotten. Great woodcut illustrations that capture the essence of trolls and Norway. I'm buying copies for myself and my nieces and nephews as an essential for a child's library. Has some violent, Grimm's fairy tale images, that the author explains to disquieted parents in afterwords to each story. children are less upset by the violence than the parents, it seems to her and me. My son delighted at the images of trolls being turned into stone, or shoved by little boys into boiling water head first. ... can tell parents more about the meaning of this child's delight.

Stories to Tell and Retell

Lise Lunge-Larsen grew up with troll stories in Norway and has been sharing them with American children since her coming to this country. For a parent to read, or a storyteller to tell, this collection is rich and valuable. Children need stories as vehicles for understanding. They reveal universal turths. They speak to our inner circumstances, they make us human. Some of the basic lessons that are repeated and surface include: -be true to your nature -remember who you are -Life is a journey and only you can take yours -Use your gifts -Don't ever give up -Everything you need can be found inside yourself While learning these stories, children can rest in a world that is full of magic, but mirrors their own. A world that has the possibility of greatness that lies within each human heart. I bought this book to add to my collection of stories to tell again and again to children to remind them of their own capacity to overcome challenging situations in thier lives. I could not be more pleased!