• by Jan Brett
    Hardcover
    A lovely twentieth anniversary edition has arrived just in time for a second generation to join the millions who already love this book. Brett, one of the most popular illustrators of children’s books, retells and illustrates a Ukrainian folktale that brings the woods animals to life as they find Nicki’s white mitten in the ... ... more

  • by Clement C. Moore; Illus. by Jan Brett
    Hardcover
    Whose tiny faces are peeking out from Santa's golden sleigh? Yikes! It's two of Santa's elves who are Christmas Eve stowaways. Brett, known for delightful borders that surround pages in her books, Brett has turned this traditional holiday story into a true work of detailed, but fun, ... ... more

  • by Clement C. Moore; illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa
    Hardcover
    The Night Before Christmas is the most enduring and memorable of all secular holiday poems. From the first lovable image of a pink-eared mouse to the final spread of Papa waving goodbye to Santa and his reindeer, soft watercolor illustrations by acclaimed artist Gyo Fujikawa bring ... ... more

  • by Jan Brett
    Paperback
    Teeka, who lives in the Arctic near Santa’s Winterfarm, has been asked by Santa to get the reindeer ready to fly. The deer were on the tundra fattening up, and Teeka was little. Could she get them and herd them to the farm? Would she be able to groom them for Santa? Oh ... ... more

  • by Jan Brett
    Paperback
    This appealing story is influenced by Scandinavian folklore. The trolls who live on Mt. Baldy really, really want a dog, and Treva — the character in several of Brett's books — has a dog she loves dearly named Tuffi. ... more

  • by Eric Dregni
    Hardcover
    In this book, Dregni attempts to answer, "Who are these rather odd Scandinavians in our midst", "What does it actually mean to grow up Scandinavian-American", and what's the deeper side of living amongst Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, Danes, and Icelanders"? To answer these questions, Dregni tracked down and explored both the significant and the ... ... more

  • Photography by Brian Peterson
    Essays and Thoughts by 52 Minnesotans

    Paperback
    A few years ago, the Voices for the Land project, organized by the nonprofit group 1000 Friends of Minnesota, encouraged Minnesotans to write about the land they love, and to fight for its preservation. The Minneapolis Star Tribune published a selection of these essays, paired with Brian ... ... more

  • by Suzann Nelson & Janet Martin Paperback Still a bestseller, this is a cradle-to-grave humorous look at Lutherans in the '50s, especially those who were triply blessed by being rural and Scandinavian as well as Lutheran. Winner of the 1998 Minnesota Book Award for Humor and the Minnesota Independent Publishers' Award! Check out Those Lutheran Ladies. ... more

  • by Suzann Nelson & Janet Martin
    Paperback
    This book, perfect for the men in your life, traces the history of scrap lumber to the cavemen and Noah right up to Martha Stewart, President Bush, Stephen King, Ralph Lauren and Sally Jesse Raphael. If you really want to make a statement, top it off with a Scrap Lumber ... ... more

  • by Suzann Nelson & Janet Martin
    Paperback
    A Catholic-Lutheran lexicon for those who have forgotten what it was like in the 50's. This little book is packed with great one-liners such as, "They had incense; we had Air Wick" and "They had patron saints; we pretty much fended for ourselves!" ... more