Sweden Books

Hooray. At last a script marketing guide that helps playwrights too. K has done a masterful service to all who write for performance. The how, who, where of selling your hard work. Clearly presented in a logical sequence of chapters, each with action checklists. A must for every screen/stage writer's bookshelf.

Avoiding mistakes can take you really far in life. This book is about avoiding mistakes and understanding the reasons for human misjudgment. While many examples in the book are from the field of investing, there is enough in the book that can be applied to everyday life.
A must read for those who want to improve the quality of their lives

Snipp, Snapp and Snurr, the three Swedish boys, go for a walk one day but don't know where to go. But then they meet a kindly neighbor who gives them a coin to spend at the baker's. The boys rush off and watch the baker prepare a large batch of gingerbread and the stage is set.

The three boys are so interested that they crowd forward and fall into the batter. Now they are three gingerbread boys. As they flee from the baker, they are noticed by others in their town until they are taken to the palace by a princess.

But in the end, the boys are happy to return home and be scrubbed clean.

One never knows what Snipp, Snapp and Snurr will get up to, but it is sure to make an enjoyable tale. Each pair of pages has the story on one side and a beautifully painted illustration by the author on the other. If you like Snipp, Snapp and Snurr, check out Flick, Ricka and Dicka.

Snipp, Snapp and Snurr, the three Swedish boys, learn about safety and precaution in this fun tale.

The boys spend the summer at a coastal cottage while their father is on a business trip. The lure of the water is strong but after two mishaps, one very minor but the other potentially serious, the boys are taught to swim so that they will be safe around the water. They even enter a swimming race after their father returns.

One thing I really liked about this story is that it did not try to have the boys learn to swim in a single lessor or day. Instead it talks about all the various lessons (treading water, back float, dog paddle, etc.). This is good for children who might otherwise get discouraged if they don't seem to learn as quickly as storybook characters.

Each pair of pages has the story on one side and a painted illustration by the author on the other. Check out the other Snipp, Snapp, Snurr books (and the Flicka, Ricka, Dicka books).

Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr are brothers who's mother is going away for a vacation as they are in the care of thier Nanny. While thier mother is away they want to make her a special surprise present for her homecoming so they set out to get it. However, having no money, they offer thier labor services in trade for services needed from craftsmen to make thier mother a nice chair.

First, they clean shop for the frame maker, then they clean shop for the upholsterer as the chair is made. Finally, thier mother comes home and they surprise her with a nice, comfortable chair to sit in. A nice story about giving gifts, and of working hard to get it. A valuable, classic story which can help to instill virtues of working cheerfully for a goal for children.

I have read this one since being a child and now that I have kids of my own I love to read it again and again. It is funny, witty, yet full of love, apreciation and joy. It is more suitable for girls, however boys will get the kick out it as well. It is a must for every household!!!

This is the real thing, a first hand account of one of very few survivors of one of the blodiest, most grusome battles ever fought. Fantastic !

Norman Reader, the author of "A Summer in Vaxjo," was born and raised on the island of Manhattan in New York City. His ties to the world of travel have taken him to Egypt and Australia, Tahiti and Sri Lanka, Mexico and Czechoslavakia, and scores of destinations in between. His travel writings have received wide acceptance and his nimble comment on countries, peoples, cultures and customs regularly appears in newspapers and magazines at home and abroad. Norman Readers "A Summer in Vaxjo" represents a love letter to a people, a landscape, and an uncommon lifestyle. It is a paean which began with his marriage to the daughter of Swedish emigrants who settled in the U.S.A. during the time of the "American Fever." His affectionate observations are of interest not only to under-the-microspope Scandinavians, but English-reading Europeans, and the many Scandinavian-connected North American whom Vilhelm Moberg called "the unknown relatives." When not in Sweden of other favorite places, Noman Reader lives on Long Island close by the Atlantic Ocean in the one-time Indian settlement of Amagansett, New York.
--- from book's back cover

My Grandmother introduced me to this book years ago by her use of it to make her annual batches of Swedish Pepparkakkor and Swedish Spritz cookies. She would (and still does) make them every December to those who are lucky enough to receive these yummy cookies! She uses this recipe, but instead of rolling out the Pepparkakkor cookies, she spreads them out in flat layers using a cookie press. The cookies are easy to make and lots of fun to decorate for kids and adults.

She also uses this book to make Swedish meatballs that are always a favorite of all who come to her annual holiday party! Everyone who tries them looks forward to her making them again next year!!

I now make the two cookie recipes every year (as they are my particular favorites), and I am also little by little trying out the other recipes. I am finding each one to be consistently great! I think that if you would like a few Swedish recipes that are tried and true terrific ones then this is the recipe book for you!!!!

This attractive book is an excellent introduction to the nation of Sweden. Divided into twelve chapters, it covers everything from geography and history, through arts, religion, leisure and foods. Along the way, there are countless color picture, which help make this book so pleasant to read. And, every possible subject is covered, at least briefly, in an easy to understand manner. Though this book is listed under the Children's Books category, let me recommend this book to anyone who wants to get a feel for modern Sweden!