Peter and Lotta's Christmas: Mini Edition

By Elsa Beskow

Book Overview

Peter and Lotta's first Christmas with their aunts and uncle is full of surprises. How will the children make Christmas extra special this year? A collectable mini edition of the classic Elsa Beskow picture book with a cloth spine.

When Peter and Lotta spend their first Christmas with their new family (Aunt Green, Aunt Brown, Aunt Lavender and Uncle Blue), they are amazed by all the wonderful things, from decorating the Christmas tree and delicious gingerbread to presents delivered by the Christmas Goat Before Christmas comes around again the children are determined to discover where the presents really come from and give their aunts and uncle special gifts. Then on Christmas Eve, Peter and Lotta's kindness and generosity is rewarded with something unexpected.

This delightful story from the world-renowned Swedish author-illustrator Elsa Beskow celebrates Swedish Christmas traditions and being a good neighbor. Elsa Beskow's Peter and Lotta series, about two orphans and their adopted family is full of gentle humor and charm.

This wonderful mini gift edition of Peter and Lotta's Christmas reproduces Elsa Beskow's classic illustrations and beloved story in an adorable small format - ideal for little hands.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782509143
• ISBN13: 9781782509141
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Length: 36 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A jolly Christmas book

Elsa Beskow's illustrations are beautiful and timeless, and she definitely deserves a more prominent place in children's literature. Peter and Lotta are so clearly childlike and lovely. This book shares some beautiful Swedish Christmas traditions of a bygone time -- when gifts were brought by the Christmas Goat. My only misgivings with this book are that there is one part that may be a bit scary for a very young child -- Peter, Lotta, and Uncle Blue get lost in the forest -- and that near at the end, Uncle Blue chastises one of the aunts for encouraging the children to believe in fairy stories. We just "edit" that part out when we read it to our 4-year-old. One other thing that might be useful to know if you are considering buying this book without having seen it first is that a large portion of the book takes place BETWEEN two Christmases. The book opens and closes with Christmastime, but the whole middle section is about the year between them.