Description Product Description: Children of the Forest Mini Edition Children of the forest mini edition. A mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow’s classic story. The children of the forest live deep in the roots of an old pine tree. They collect wild mushrooms and blueberries and shelter under toadstools when it rains. They play with the squirrels and frogs, and when autumn comes, they collect and prepare food to see them through the long winter, until the warm spring breeze starts to blow. About the Author: Elsa Beskow (1874-1953) is the most popular children’s illustrator in Sweden, where her picture books have been known and loved for over a century. Publication Date: 22 September 2005 Format: Hardback Extent: 32 pages Size: 127 mm x 172 mm ISBN: 9780863154973 Publisher: Floris Books Illustrations: Colour illustrations Age Range: From 3 to 5 years
