Lunge-Larsen, Lise

A collection of seven Norwegian folktales from various historical and international sources, all featuring trolls and showing how even small children can trick them. Includes an introduction explaining what trolls are and how they came to be.

A collection of Norwegian folktales all featuring trolls: The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Boy Who Became a Lion, a Falcon, and an Ant, Butterball, The Boy and the North Wind, The White Cat in the Dovre Mountain, The Sailors and the Troll, The Eating Competition, and The Troll with No Heart in His Body.

Tells the legend of how a group of warriors called the Birkebeiners rescued the infant Prince Hakonby skiing across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers.

During the long, arduous voyage of the ark, Noah discovers that the sheep's wool has become matted into a strange material, for which he finds a practical use once the ark has come to rest atop a mountain.

Brief stories featuring such creatures as flower fairies, elves, dwarves, and river sprites.

Presents retellings of stories featuring the heroic Norse god Thor, who protects the Viking people with his magic belt and hammer.

A collection of Norwegian folktales all featuring trolls: The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Boy Who Became a Lion, a Falcon, and an Ant, Butterball, The Boy and the North Wind, The White Cat in the Dovre Mountain, The Sailors and the Troll, The Eating Competition, and The Troll with No Heart in His Body.

Tells the legend of how a group of warriors called the Birkebeiners rescued the infant Prince Hakonby skiing across the rugged mountains in blizzard conditions to save him from his enemies, the Baglers.

Explains the ancient Greek origins of a number of words and names in the English language, such as genius, nemesis, and panic.

In this retelling of an Ojibwe tale, a girl's act of bravery to save her family leads to the appearance in the world of the delicate and tender flower called the lady's slipper.