Kelly and Kai love to play on the old tree trunk near their cottage in the woods: sometimes it's a horse, sometimes a crocodile and sometimes even a dragon.
One day a mischievous gnome uses magic to turn the tree trunk into a real dragon which takes the children to the Land of Long Ago. On their incredible journey Kelly and Kai meet a princess, rescue a knight and trick the grumpy king of the trolls. But can the old tree dragon bring them home again?
World-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow's delightful fairy tale celebrates imagination, bravery and the joy of coming home.
This wonderful new edition of The Land of Long Ago faithfully reproduces Beskow's classic illustrations in a collectable picture book featuring a unique hand-crafted design, premium-quality paper, gold foil signature and a luxurious cloth spine. Create an Elsa Beskow library by collecting all of the gorgeous new editions.
Recommended for children ages 4-6 years.
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Floris Books.
'I would recommend this fairy tale with its classic pictures for young people aged 3 to 6 years, and it is very enjoyable to read it out loud.'
-- Corinna Spellerberg, Education Otherwise
'Elsa captures the magic of childhood beautifully.'
-- Juno, Winter 2010
'A beloved Swedish tale, literally from long ago, is now published in English … The illustrations have the lovely faded texture of a well-worn and oft-read story, with soft colors and edges and static tableaux. The particular images of princess and knight, dragon and meadow, sheep and garden echo antecedents in medieval manuscripts and in 19th-century book illustration … An old-fashioned telling with definite contemporary appeal.'
-- Kirkus Review
