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The Tomten (Astrid Lindgren)
The ''Tomten'' books are two children's books written by Astrid Lindgren. They are based on poems by Viktor Rydberg and Karl-Erik Forsslund. Plot ''The Tomten'' During the night the people at a farm in a forest are asleep. Only Tomten is awake. No one has ever seen Tomten, the people only know that he is there. Sometimes the people only find his small footprints in the snow. Tomten takes care of the animals and gives them comfort through a cold winter's night. He promises them that spring will be there soon. Tomten also visits the children, who always want to see him, but they are always at sleep when he comes, so they dream about him. ''The Tomten and the Fox'' The fox Mickel is hungry and has not found food for a long time. On Christmas Eve, he comes across a farm in the forest. He goes into the chicken's shed and wants to eat a chicken, but he is stopped by Tomten, who knows how hungry a fox can be in such a cold winter's night. When a child leaves a plate of groat on the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (''Children of Noisy Village'' in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels ''Mio, My Son''; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''; and ''The Brothers Lionheart''. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her opposition to corporal punishment of children resulted in the world's first law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Moonica Mac
Lisa Linnea Brolander (born 4 December 1990), best known under her stage name Moonica Mac, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Born in Dalarna and raised in Torsång, her stage name is a combination of the names of the performers Monica Zetterlund and Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac are a British-American Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1967 by the singer and guitarist Peter Green (musician), Peter Green. Green named the band by combining the surnames of the drummer, Mick Fleetwood, and the bassis .... Along with Benjamin Ingrosso she in 2021 released the song "Det stora röda huset". In 2021, Mac was one of the singers in the twelfth season of ''Så mycket bättre'', broadcast on TV4 (Sweden), TV4. Discography Studio albums Singles Other charting songs References 1990 births 21st-century Swedish women singers Musicians from Dalarna County Living people People from Borlänge Municipality Swedish pop singers Swedish women pop singers Swedish women singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
