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'I would recommend this fairy tale with its classic pictures for young people aged 3 to 6 years, and it is very enjoyable to read it out loud.' -- Corinna Spellerberg, Education Otherwise 'Elsa captures the magic of childhood beautifully.' -- Juno, Winter 2010 'A beloved Swedish tale, literally from long ago, is now published in English ... The illustrations have the lovely faded texture of a well-worn and oft-read story, with soft colors and edges and static tableaux. The particular images of princess and knight, dragon and meadow, sheep and garden echo antecedents in medieval manuscripts and in 19th-century book illustration ... An old-fashioned telling with definite contemporary appeal.' -- Kirkus Review
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Kelly and Kai love to play on the gnarled old tree trunk outside their cottage in the woods: sometimes it becomes a horse, sometimes a crocodile and sometimes even a dragon. One day a mischievous gnome makes the tree trunk come to life, and the children are whisked off to the Land of Long Ago on the back of the old tree dragon. On their incredible journey Kelly and Kai meet a princess, rescue a knight and trick the king of the trolls. But will the old tree dragon stay alive long enough to bring them home again? A delightful fairy tale from Elsa Beskow, with beautiful illustrations in her unique, classic style.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
It's no Peter in Blueberry Land...
15 Dec 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I had really high expectations for this book. We have a lot of other books by Elsa Beskow and we love them dearly. Dragons and knights and a princess! I thought it could only be wonderful. Don't get me wrong, it was alright, but I didn't find it as enchanting as her other stories. That being said, my 4.5 and 2.5 year old children LOVE it and have been asking to read it every night at bedtime. They are the real critics here anyway. I give it 3 stars, they'd probably rate it 5 stars, so I'm rounding out to four stars.
There is a dragon who is slain in this book. His head is chopped off by a knight. My 4 year old has been running around pretending to chop off his toy animal's heads.
There is a dragon who is slain in this book. His head is chopped off by a knight. My 4 year old has been running around pretending to chop off his toy animal's heads.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Wonderful, delightful!!
27 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a lovely book with a great adventure that my kids love! It's a bit silly, a little serious, and a lot of fun!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
wonderful!
13 Dec 2010
Format:Hardcover
Really a great story with wonderful pictures! a treasure. A little lengthy for a child with a short attention span but really a book worth having!
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