Chronicle Books Nordic Tales

WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED THIS FABULOUS BOOK,I WAS STRUCK BY THE GORGEOUS EMBOSSED COVER WITH SCENES FROM .THE VARIOUS LANDSCAPES WITHIN.RATHER LIKE THE "WINTER TALES"BOOK REVIEWED ELSEWHERE,THESE TALES CREATE A COSY FIRELIGHT FEELING THAT REALLY ENHANCES THE WONDERFUL TALES WITHIN.HOWEVER,WHILE "WINTER TALES"TELLS WORLDWIDE STORIES THESE STORIES ARE FROM THE NORTH LANDS OF EUROPE (NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND,ICELAND AND DENMARK),AND IN SO DOING GIVE A UNIQUELY NORDIC PERSPECTIVE TO THE TALES.THE STORIES ARE DIVIDED INTO 3 CATEGORIES, NAMELY "TRANSFORMATION","WIT"."AND "JOURNEYS ",EACH SECTION HAVING TALES THAT RELATE TO THE TOPIC...I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING MORE,IN CASE I SPOIL THE SURPRISE THAT AWAITS THOSE WHO BUY THIS FANTASTIC BOOK...APART FROM ENTER THE WORLD OF THE NORSE PEOPLE AND THOROUGHLY ENJOY

Nordic tales.

It is a very nice book. Hard cover, a nice selection of stories, the print is smallish, so it fits quite a few excellent tales between the covers. It holds "East of the Sun and West of the Moon', and "The Forest Bride' The Little Mouse who was a Princess", and others just as lovely. Illustrations by Scandinavian artist Ulla Thynell, lend a nice flare to it. I would have enjoyed it immensely as a child. I found I enjoyed it nearly as much as an adult:)

Me encanta! Las ilustraciones están hermosas, al igual que los cuentos

I love the illustrations of Ulla Thynell but this print was rather bad. The colours were so muted and dark that it all looked muddy and appalling. Some illustrations weren't even pretty which I find so disappointing knowing how beautiful her work is. This print doesn't do it justice.