| After an illustration by the Swedish artist John Bauer for Alfred Smedberg’s story The Seven Wishes. This is Olle, a
stupid and lazy boy who saves the life of a fairy and is granted seven wishes in return. True to form he wastes the
first five wishes before using the remaining two to help him grow up to be a sensible, useful and good person.
The story and illustration are from a collection called Swedish Folk Tales, which is available in English from
Floris Books. £ 35.00 |
Daga in the woods - After an illustration by the Swedish artist John Bauer for Harald Östensons
story Dag and Daga and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain. Dag & Daga are an orphaned brother and sister who live together in a
forest cottage until one day Dag is kidnapped by the Flying Troll of Sky Mountian. Daga sets out to find him and has many
adventures along the way, one of which is illustrated here. The story & illustration are from a collection called Swedish Folk Tales,
which is available in English Floris Books. £ 45.00 |