The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings

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Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Children's nonfiction Fiction Fairy tales Material Type: Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, river sprites—do you believe in them? Or was it just the odd light of dusk or dawn playing tricks?

As Lise Lung Selkies, fairies, gnomes, hill folk, river sprites—do you believe in them? Hardcover , 80 pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Hidden Folk , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Jun 11, Nancy Meservier rated it really liked it Shelves: The Hidden Folk contains short retelling of fairy tales that focus on the subject of the little folk. After a brief introduction, Lise Lunge-Larsen separates the book into eight section.

Each section focuses on a specific type of hidden folk, such as gnomes, elves or dwarves, and then offers a short story or two on each type.

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Lunge-Larsen draws upon her knowledge of tales from northern Europe for this collection, presenting the readers with interesting tales that may be familiar or new. Some of The Hidden Folk contains short retelling of fairy tales that focus on the subject of the little folk.

Some of the tales are pourquoi stories that explain why something is the way it is. For example, one story explains the origin of a specific types of flower. Other tales have a moral at the end. The collection is elevated to another level by it's inclusion of vibrant illustrations by Beth Krommes.

Krommes colorful, textured pictures add character and charm for the book. Her illustrations of the little people and the humans they interact with are very well done, but where she shines the most is in her elaborate landscapes, which often give off an appropriately magical feel.

The Hidden Folk is a satisfying collection of tales that may cause children to see a little more magic in the world around them once they are through. Recommended Grade Level- Kindergarten through second grade This review was written for a class Jan 06, Michaila rated it it was amazing. You need to understand something about me: And not just books like The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies by Cecily Mary Barker, though I did read that cover to cover several times as a child, filled with happy little poems with the exception of Nightshade, which is an exception for a good reason , but we also had books that told of other hidden folk, and they were scary.

Changelings scared me to death an You need to understand something about me: Changelings scared me to death and I'd clutch my baby doll Theresa closer and pray that the fairies wouldn't take her from me. And then there were shapeshifters and brownies and And this book was one that I remember because it scared me. Nisses were the behind the scratching sounds in the wall, and dark elves and their hollow backs haunted my nightmares.

The selkie story made me cry. It's a memorable book to say the least, beautifully told and illustrated. I highly recommend it, despite the fact hollow-backed night elves still scare the living daylights out of me and the illustration from this book is the image that comes to mind Jun 20, Michael rated it it was amazing. Wonderfully illustrated storybook about gnomes, elves, fairies, trolls, selkies, and other mythological beings from Northern Europe. I so prefer reading fairy tales and mythology to Maria than I do Disney books.

She really loved this, and so did I. We had to set stones in our backyard to make a safe place for the Hill Folk to live, and she is now convinced that our gnomes come to life when we are away from home and help tend our garden. Being a dad is a lot of fun. Dec 02, Makenzie Sliva rated it really liked it. Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings is an interesting book that contains many retellings of fairytales in short stories. The book is divided into 8 sections about different types of folktales.

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These stories are short and easy to read for younger readers. The pages are colorful and decorated with bright colored boarders and corresponding pictures. This book is another one of my favorites that was illustrated by Beth Krommes. I loved the bright colors tha The Hidden Folk: I loved the bright colors that she used to portray accurate representations of the folktales. The pictures are detailed but very simple for a younger reader to understand. The illustrations bring the text to life while also allowing the reader to use their imagination to understand what's going on in each story.

I think this book would be great for a second grade class that are becoming familiar with setting, characters and plots because each story is short and it would be easy for students to choose one and recognize those parts about it. Dec 03, Rita Date rated it really liked it. Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings is a story that is made up of may short stories that focus on fairytales.

Once again Beth Krommes uses her scratchboard technique. I liked how she illustrated the boarder of each page. This makes the text more visually appealing to the readers eye. This is a good story to read to children because young children seen to relate to fairytales very well. Something that is unique about this book is that the illustrations a The Hidden Folk: Something that is unique about this book is that the illustrations and writing on each page differ from one another.

They are formatted differently which is a good way to keep the audience intrigued. A good lesson to teach with this story is explaining to the children how to identify characters and setting. I hope to have this story in my classroom. I am thinking about maybe even having a section devoted to Beth Krommes illustrations. Jan 20, Tonia Sandersfeld rated it it was amazing. Northern European tales of hidden creatures like fairies, selkies, gnomes, and river sprites. The illustrations are colorful and add to the stories so much.

A lot of these stories were stories I hadn't really heard before, so they were interesting! Lots of words on each page make this book more suited for older children or young kids with longer attention spans. Sep 11, Beverly rated it really liked it Shelves: The folklore was very interesting and entertaining, and the scratchboard illustrations by Caldecott Award winner Beth Krommes were excellent.

Mar 04, Elizabeth Castro rated it it was amazing. I noticed that Hidden Folk was recommended for k-2nd grade.

I am not sure if a kindergartner would be ready to sit still long enough to read the book, but it is defiantly a gem for upper elementary grades. Beth Krommes does a fabulous job illustrating every page or almost every page.

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