A. L. Thornfield · Illustrated color edition

Christmas Folktales from Around the World

A white bear who chases the trolls away on Christmas Eve. Six stone statues walking through the snow in straw hats. A little robin who warms the Child with its wings. An old woman with a broom, still searching for the star of the Magi.

Twenty Christmas tales from all over the world, to read aloud one each night, from St. Lucy's Day to Epiphany. With full-page color plates and a dedication page for the one who receives the book.

Also in Italian: Fiabe e racconti di Natale dal mondo

Christmas Folktales from Around the World, A. L. Thornfield

Inside the book

Twenty tales, one for each night

St. Lucy and the Sacks of Grain — 01St. Lucy and the Sacks of GrainLombardy, Italy

The Bull of Winter — 02The Bull of WinterSiberia, Yakutia

The Elves and the Shoemaker — 03The Elves and the ShoemakerGermany

The Christmas Spider — 04The Christmas SpiderUkraine

The Cat on the Dovrefjell — 05The Cat on the DovrefjellNorway

The Mill at the Bottom of the Sea — 06The Mill at the Bottom of the SeaNorway

The Nisse and the Bowl of Porridge — 07The Nisse and the Bowl of PorridgeDenmark, Jutland

The Candle in the Window — 08The Candle in the WindowIreland

Toni's Bread — 09Toni's BreadMilan, Italy

The Night the Animals Talk — 10The Night the Animals TalkPoland

Hildur, Queen of the Elves — 11Hildur, Queen of the ElvesIceland

The Flower of the Holy Night — 12The Flower of the Holy NightMexico

The Robin — 13The RobinEngland

The Christmas Rose — 14The Christmas RoseCentral Europe

Benino, the Dreaming Shepherd — 15Benino, the Dreaming ShepherdNaples, Italy

Morozko — 16MorozkoRussia

The Straw Hats — 17The Straw HatsJapan

The Twelve Months — 18The Twelve MonthsSlovakia

The Sieve and the Kallikantzaroi — 19The Sieve and the KallikantzaroiGreece, the island of Skyros

The Old Woman and the Star — 20The Old Woman and the StarItaly