''Snipp, Snapp, Snurr'' is the name of fictional triplets depicted in a series of children's books by author/illustrator
Maj Lindman (1886-1972).
The triplets, all boys with blond hair, live in Sweden and have light-hearted misadventures. The series of books was created in the 1920s in
Sweden
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and then printed in English in the United States from the 1930s. Lindman also started a series of books featuring three sisters,
Flicka, Ricka, Dicka, with similar themes. A 1936 ''
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
'' review of the book ''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Yellow Sled'' cited the Snipp, Snapp, Snurr series as "popular with the little children".
The series of books continued until approximately 1960. Some of Lindman's stories were included in a series of compilations called ''The Best of Children's Books''.
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Books (incomplete)
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Red Shoes''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Big Surprise''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Reindeer''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr Learn to Swim''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Buttered Bread''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Gingerbread''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Yellow Sled''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Seven Dogs''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Big Farm''
*''Snipp Snapp Snurr and the Magic Horse''
See also
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Moomin
The Moomins (, ) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, picture books, and a comic strip by the Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Finnish publisher Schildts. They are a ...
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Picture books
Swedish children's literature
Fictional triplets
Works about brothers
Male characters in literature
Children's books set in Sweden
Book series introduced in the 1920s
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