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A review by kfish3
Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark by Chronicle Books
3.0
Nordic Tales, illustrated by Ulla Thynell, is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in early July.
Similar to the Japanese folk tales I’ve read recently, this book is thematically chaptered by characters going through a change (my favorites of the bunch), outsmarting someone or something, or traveling a great distance. Before delving into this, I’m pretty sure that, based on being from Minnesota and a place colonized by Nords, there’s going to be some story elements that I’m familiar with (not like a Sven & Ole-level of familiarity, but you know what I mean). There are fantastical full-page, dark watercolor and oil pastel etched illustrations and hygge pattern pages to divide the chapters with symbols and animals. Some of the stories are halting in their matter-of-factness (maybe from translation?) and there are lots of instances of finding the best of something, confronting dilemmas with reason and peacefulness, and (super)natural entities rewarding good behavior.
Similar to the Japanese folk tales I’ve read recently, this book is thematically chaptered by characters going through a change (my favorites of the bunch), outsmarting someone or something, or traveling a great distance. Before delving into this, I’m pretty sure that, based on being from Minnesota and a place colonized by Nords, there’s going to be some story elements that I’m familiar with (not like a Sven & Ole-level of familiarity, but you know what I mean). There are fantastical full-page, dark watercolor and oil pastel etched illustrations and hygge pattern pages to divide the chapters with symbols and animals. Some of the stories are halting in their matter-of-factness (maybe from translation?) and there are lots of instances of finding the best of something, confronting dilemmas with reason and peacefulness, and (super)natural entities rewarding good behavior.