The Cat on the Dovrefell: A Christmas Tale
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- Author：Tomie dePaola
- ISBN：1534466592
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Reviews
Christopher Perez
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Cute story。 Surprise ending。
Catherine
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A quirky little Xmas story， translated from Norse and illustrated by a favourite of mine， Tomie de Paola。 I picked this up from a library sell-off trolley because I love the way the translator has laid out the story and especially admire the way he used the English language to retain the folktale feel of the story。 It's a real lesson in the use of words such as asking for 'houseroom' instead of a place to stay or my favourite page which reads 'The tables were laid， and there was rice porridge， a A quirky little Xmas story， translated from Norse and illustrated by a favourite of mine， Tomie de Paola。 I picked this up from a library sell-off trolley because I love the way the translator has laid out the story and especially admire the way he used the English language to retain the folktale feel of the story。 It's a real lesson in the use of words such as asking for 'houseroom' instead of a place to stay or my favourite page which reads 'The tables were laid， and there was rice porridge， and fish boiled in lye， and sausages， and all else that was good， just as for any other grand feast。' You almost don't need the images ， it is told so well。 Bit of course you do need the images because they are equally rich and quirky and create the humour of the story so beautifully。 This is going into my xmas picture book collection where only the very best of stories go。 ⛄️😊 。。。more
Cheryl
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3。5 because my children and I would not have loved it。。。 though it seems like we should have because it's funny and it's a tale of trickery in which the underdog succeeds。 I do recommend that you and your family check it out for yourselves。 3。5 because my children and I would not have loved it。。。 though it seems like we should have because it's funny and it's a tale of trickery in which the underdog succeeds。 I do recommend that you and your family check it out for yourselves。 。。。more
Abigail
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In this Christmas folktale from Norway - originally entitled Kjetta på Dovre， it was collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe， in their classic Norske Folkeeventyr - a man and his bear （chiefly the bear） drive a troupe of trolls out of the home of Halvor the cottager one Christmas Eve night。 Stopping for shelter， on their journey to the King of Denmark - the man intending to give the bear to the king - they are warned about the trolls that descend upon the house every Christmas， but choose to stay re In this Christmas folktale from Norway - originally entitled Kjetta på Dovre， it was collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe， in their classic Norske Folkeeventyr - a man and his bear （chiefly the bear） drive a troupe of trolls out of the home of Halvor the cottager one Christmas Eve night。 Stopping for shelter， on their journey to the King of Denmark - the man intending to give the bear to the king - they are warned about the trolls that descend upon the house every Christmas， but choose to stay regardless。 When one of the ill-mannered invaders mistakes the bear for a pussy-cat， he gets the surprise of his life， setting off a chain of misunderstandings that eventually frees Halvor from his yearly visitors。。。I was pleased to see this traditional retelling of this folktale， after having only a lukewarm response to Jane Yolen's recent revisionist adaptation， Sister Bear: A Norse Tale， which changes the man in the story to a young girl， while also expanding her role。 Here it is the ursine "cat" who is center stage - as it should be - and the humor of the story is more evident。 As always， Tomie dePaola's stylized illustrations are a pleasure - I enjoyed looking at his trolls！ I believe this story has also been retold by Jan Brett， in her Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve？， and I think I may track that title down， to contrast and compare。 。。。more
Samantha Osborne
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very weird story
Jeff Svare
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A classic that I read to my kids every year at Christmas。 Now I get to read it to my grandson。
Mary Catelli
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A comic little tale about Christmas， wherein a man has tamed a bear and trolls celebrate with indifference to those who own the house they celebrate in。
Mir
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I didn't realize when I ordered this book for Christmas that it was an adaptation of a story I already had two versions of。 Basic plot: a person is traveling in Finnmark on Christmas Eve with a polar bear。 （In this is and I believe also in Jan Brett's version he is taking the bear to show to the king。） Looking for a night's shelter， he finds a house full of food， but the owner warns him that every year the trolls come and devour the Christmas feast。 The family is on their way out to hide till th I didn't realize when I ordered this book for Christmas that it was an adaptation of a story I already had two versions of。 Basic plot: a person is traveling in Finnmark on Christmas Eve with a polar bear。 （In this is and I believe also in Jan Brett's version he is taking the bear to show to the king。） Looking for a night's shelter， he finds a house full of food， but the owner warns him that every year the trolls come and devour the Christmas feast。 The family is on their way out to hide till the party is over。 The man and bear stay and when the trolls come and bother the "cat" that is snoozing under the stove the bear chases them away。Of the three versions I've read， DePaola's is the simplest， both in text and in illustrative style。 It can be viewed quickly and is not confusing or frightening。 Suitable for quite small children。 Most complex is Brett's Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve？， which features her distinctive beautiful and highly detailed painting。 Her style is the most realistic and includes many details and elements drawn from the culture and artistry of Scandinavia。 She also adds details to the text， giving names to the characters， etc。 My favorite， perhaps because it was the one I had as a little child， is the one included in George Jonsen's Favorite Tales Of Monsters And Trolls along with other tales of trolls being outwitted。 I love the expressive illustrations and think this version best captures the riotousness of the scenes。 The text is very lively。 I didn't find it scary as a child， but I can see that some kids might。 。。。more
Cheriee Weichel
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This is absolutely my favourite Christmas tale ever！ I have read it numerous times to groups of children and not only is it always a hit， it is never boring to read again for me。 The spare text and Tomie de Paola's art make this book for me。 This is absolutely my favourite Christmas tale ever！ I have read it numerous times to groups of children and not only is it always a hit， it is never boring to read again for me。 The spare text and Tomie de Paola's art make this book for me。 。。。more
Dolly
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This is an entertaining Norwegian folktale to read at Christmastime and our girls loved that the "cat" was so big and ferocious。 We've also read Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve？ by Jan Brett， so the basic storyline of the book was familiar to us。 The illustrations by Tomie dePaola are very typical for his books and we loved the trolls。 Overall， it was a fun book to read aloud and we enjoyed reading it together。 This is an entertaining Norwegian folktale to read at Christmastime and our girls loved that the "cat" was so big and ferocious。 We've also read Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve？ by Jan Brett， so the basic storyline of the book was familiar to us。 The illustrations by Tomie dePaola are very typical for his books and we loved the trolls。 Overall， it was a fun book to read aloud and we enjoyed reading it together。 。。。more
Polly
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Very cute， and the trolls are hilarious！
MH
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One of my children's favorite books。 No character gets eaten or dies yet the weak win out over the powerful。 De Paola's illustrations enhance the humorous retelling of this Norwegian Christmas folktale。 One of my children's favorite books。 No character gets eaten or dies yet the weak win out over the powerful。 De Paola's illustrations enhance the humorous retelling of this Norwegian Christmas folktale。 。。。more
Laura
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This is a funny little tale。 I of course， loved Tomie's illustrations， they give the story a comical and fantastical sort of feel。 I did like his pictures of the trolls and their antics。 I also fell in love with the polar bear， he was quite endearing。 I would recommend。*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse。blogspot。com/2009。。。 This is a funny little tale。 I of course， loved Tomie's illustrations， they give the story a comical and fantastical sort of feel。 I did like his pictures of the trolls and their antics。 I also fell in love with the polar bear， he was quite endearing。 I would recommend。*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse。blogspot。com/2009。。。 。。。more
Rosie
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I have 6 words for you。 "Kitty， would you like some sauusssaaagggeee？"'Nuff said。 I have 6 words for you。 "Kitty， would you like some sauusssaaagggeee？"'Nuff said。 。。。more
carrietracy
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