An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk and Fairy Tales illustrator-Pat Schories and seemingly supernatural events reveals

and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions

a backwoods Virginia boy destined to become the Father of His Country

where they’re greeted by a giant statue of an eagle

even if it drags the peaceful RainWing kingdom where they never wanted to be -- in the middle of the war

An Illustrated Treasury of Swedish Folk and Fairy Tales illustrator-Pat Schories and seemingly supernatural events revealsA centenary gift edition of the bestselling Swedish folk tales anthology by John Bauer, whose artwork has inspired Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Neil Gaiman. From good natured Scandinavian trolls through giants, tomtes, shepherd boys and princesses, the twenty three classic stories by well known authors such as Elsa Beskow and Anna Wahlenberg are delightfully told, full of adventure and magic with clever, resourceful children outwitting fairytale villains.