When Will and his mother go to the beach, they don’t let a bit of rain keep them from going swimming.
Nordic
Lizette’s Green Sock
Lizette tries to figure out what to do with the one green sock that she finds while out walking one day.
The Red Bird
Anna and Matthew, two poor siblings who have known only hunger, cold, and hard labor since their mother died, follow a bright red bird to a land of happiness.
Boris’s Glasses
Boris learns that he has a problem with his eyesight. When he gets his glasses, a whole new world unveils itself to him. He starts a new job and notices the cute girl at the bakery.
A Boot Fell from Heaven
After God drops one of his boots while sitting on a rainbow, he travels down to Earth to find it, and is surprised that no one wants to help him.
Super Grandpa
A 66-year-old grandfather named Gustaf Hakansson, barred from entering the 1000-mile Tour of Sweden because of his age, unofficially joins the bicycle race and, to the delight of his countrymen, emerges victorious.
The Grandchildren of the Vikings
This book shows the daily lives of children in five areas settled by the Vikings.
Good Babies: A Tale of Trolls, Humans, a Witch and a Switch
A wicked witch’s plan to wreak havoc by switching a human baby and a troll baby backfires in a surprising way.
Welcome Back Sun
During ‘murketiden,’ the dark months between September and March, a Norwegian girl and her family try to hasten the arrival of spring.
Going Fishing
A young boy lives in a tiny fishing village in Iceland where he learns the tradition of fishing from his two grandfathers who each have a different method for catching a different kind of fish.