East of the Sun and West of the Moon – Norwegian folklore intricately illustrated by artist Kay Nielsen

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It would have been nice if Nielsen had been treated better in life, Disney wasn’t interested enough to keep him on staff; he died in poverty, after giving the world such marvelous illustrations, distinctive and like no other’s.

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East of the Sun, West of the Moon is perhaps my favorite fairytale. Thanks for sharing this.

Have you read Once Upon a Winter’s Night by Dennis McKiernan? It’s, in my opinion, an excellent retelling of this fairytale (and the first in a series of “re-expanded” tales).

I haven’t yet, but might get it from the library.

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