The Troll With No Heart in His Body and Other Tales of Trolls from Norway - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0395913713 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket. Signed by author Lise Lunge-Larsen and illustrator Betsy Bowen directly on the title page; Lise Lunge-Larsen's charming and whimsical tales of trolls are perfect for readers of all ages. In The Troll With No Heart in His Body, a troll accidentally eats a heart and gains the ability to feel love. He soon becomes a popular member of the troll community, but his newfound feelings complicate his life. In The Troll Who Wanted to Be a Human, (truncated) a troll who has lived in the forest all his life is finally brave enough to venture into the human world. However, when he accidentally steps on a human's foot, he is humiliated and driven away. In The Troll Who Couldn't Stop Washing His Hands, a troll who lives in a river is constantly washing his hands, even when there is no dirt to be found. When the river starts to dry up, the troll is forced to find another way to live. Lunge-Larsen's charming and whimsical tales of trolls will have readers laughing out loud and rooting for the trolls; Woodcuts; 4to ; Signed by Author & Illustrator . (Inventory #: 18507)