cover image The Tomten and the Fox

The Tomten and the Fox

Astrid Lindgren. Putnam Publishing Group, $5.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-698-20644-1

Moonlit scenes of the farmyard under snow show Reynard the fox prowling near the henhouse. He's hungry, but Tomten, the kindly old troll who guards the henhouse at night, shares his porridge with the fox and the hens are safe--for another night. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)