• by Vilhelm Moberg
    Book 4 portrays the Nilsson family during the turmoil of the Civil War and Dakota Conflict and their prospering in the midst of Minnesota's growing Swedish community of the 1860s-90s. ... more

  • by Jody Littler 
    Paperback
    Littler, who grew up in Wisconsin and ate at Al Johnson’s grassed-roof restaurant, had the same fantasies about goats on a roof as many other children. For non-Midwesterners, Al Johnson’s is a famous Swedish Restaurant and Butik in Door County, and there really are goats grazing on the roof. Goats on a roof is ... ... more

  • 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

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    by Odell M. Bjerkness
    Paperback
    Readers interested in Norway's history and monarchy will find this book fascinating. It chronicles the early life of Norway's King Harald as told through journals kept by Inga Berg who was Prince Harald's nurse at Skaugum, the royal family’s estate in Asker near Oslo, the first 18 months of ... ... more

  • by Rhoda R. Gilman, Carolyn Gilman, and Deborah M. Stultz Paperback If you heard stories about your grandfather taking the oxcart to St. Cloud for supplies and being gone for two weeks, this book, recently re-issued by the Minnesota Historical Society Press, is for you. It traces the paths running through Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada that ... ... more

  • by Vilhelm Moberg
    Book 2 opens in the summer of 1850 as the emigrants disembark in New York City. Their journey to a new home in Minnesota Territory takes them by riverboat, steam wagon, Great Lakes steamship, and oxcart to Chisago County. ... more

  • by Amulya Malladi
    Paperback
    Escaping the turmoil and heartbreak of war-torn Kabul, Raihana settles in strange, cold, Denmark. To improve her language skills she lands an apprenticeship helping Gunnar, a beekeeper, harvest his honey. ... more

  • Tove Jannson's Novels
    Paperback
    In this book Tove Jansson captures the essence of the summer—its sunlight and storms— presenting it in 22 vignettes wrapped around six-year-old Sophia and her grandmother. The two females, on opposite ends of life, spend the summer on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. Together they amble over the coastlines ... ... more