• by Lori Evert; Photography by Per Breiehagen
    Hardcover
    Be Brave. Be Kind. Believe. These are Anja’s wishes to everyone. This New York Times Bestseller features Anja who sets out to help Santa. Along the way she meets gentle animals wanting to help her. The beautiful photography emphasizes the gorgeous scenery of the Nordic Countries as well ... ... more

  • by Douglas "Dag" Rossman
    Paperback
    What happens when you are inexperienced but determined to meet a dragon at any cost? Find out in this collection of original short stories. Join apprentice-storyteller Dag Ormseeker, with semi-divine parentage, as he journeys through the Nine Worlds of Norse mythology telling the tales he knows and learning new ones from an ... ... more

  • by Vilhelm Moberg
    Considered one of Sweden's greatest 20th-century writers, Vilhelm Moberg chronicled the joys and tragedies of Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson's lives as early Swedish pioneers in America. First published between 1949 and 1959 in Swedish, the four books were considered a single work by Moberg, who intended that they be ... ... more

  • by Lela Nargi
    Spiral Bound
    One of the magazines most popular offerings was advice on baking,. The recipes in the magazine gave farm family new recipes for making everything from basic bread to much-loved holiday desserts. This cookbook contains recipes for elaborate cakes, muffins for church functions, rich breads for a warming breakfast or a lunch-pail sandwich, and ... ... more

  • by Lela Nargi
    Spiral Bound
    Nothing evokes the charms of the country kitchen like the smell of freshly baked cookies. Well, maybe the taste of them is better! With the 250-plus recipes in this cookbook, you’ll be able to recreate the best-loved cookies and bars ever to come from those old kitchens and make an old-fashioned special ... ... more

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    by Lela Nargi
    Spiral Bound
    This delightful and nostalgic cookbook includes over 300 Blue Ribbon recipes for feeding folks—and in some cases, a lot of folks—during the harvest months. Some of the recipes will help you put together a simple, informal hot meal for friends and family; others will help you figure out what to do ... ... more

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    by Jan Brett
    Hardcover
    This book, embellished with Nordic scenery and animals so typical of Brett’s style, is about a lovely dilemma for both Lisa and Hedgie the Hedgehog. As winter approaches, Lisa airs out her woolen gear but one of her long red and white stocking blows away. The stocking is found by the animals, and ... ... more

  • by Mary Casanova
    Hardcover
    This historical fiction novel, set in 1942 when many Norwegians were secretly fighting for their country while it was under Nazi occupation, centers around 12-year-old Marit whose village has been bombed. In this suspense-filled story, Marit is faced with a new harsh world where she watches the Nazis take her blankets, teacher, security, ... ... more

  • CD
    Here is the soundtrack from the fifth musical in the Church Basement Ladies series. It is 1979, the day of the church’s Centennial Celebration, and past parishioners have gathered to share hotdish, bars, and stories from the last 100 years. As the women work in the kitchen, these shared memories burst into life through a ... ... more

  • by Richard Moe
    Paperback
    Minnesota, the newest state in the Union, became the first to send volunteers to fight in the Civil War. That "first" perhaps marked the beginning of Minnesota's ongoing reputation as a very citizen-participatory state. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln put out a call for troops. Shortly after that, MN Governor Ramsey volunteered 1,000 men ... ... more

  • by Will Weaver
    Hardcover

    Following in the footsteps of his father, Will Weaver — Minnesota author, novelist and outdoorsman — has been a hunter since he was a young boy. As he writes, “in the fall, when Canada geese came through and when partridge season opened, [we] heard the far-off thudding report of shotguns—and in November the ... ... more