This beautiful Asbjørnsen and Moe folk tale anthology features wondrous stories from Nordic and Norwegian folklore, accompanied by Kay Nielsen's masterful artwork.

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885) was a Norwegian writer and zoologist. Alongside his lifelong friend, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe, he began researching and collecting Norwegian folklore. Their work is closely unified and commonly referred to as Asbjørnsen and Moe.

East of the Sun and West of the Moon; The Blue Belt; Prince Lindworm; The Lassie and Her Godmother; The Husband Who Was to Mind the House; The Lad Who Went to the North Wind; The Three Princesses of Whiteland; Soria Moria Castle; The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body; The Princess on the Glass Hill; The Widow's Son; The Three Billy Goats Gruff; The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain; The Cat on the Dovrefell; One's Own Children Are Always Prettiest