{"product_id":"9781839529474-thomas-the-tomte-the-reindeer","title":"Thomas the Tomte and the Reindeer","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new story from Freddie Hillberg, who has delved into his Swedish Ancestry to write this delightful story from Scandinavian Folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Tomte or Tomten, as he is known Sweden, is a little creature who normally lives around farms in the countryside, but now also lives in villages and towns. He is very industrious and will protect you, your family and animals; but, if you are unkind he will take revenge, and play all sorts of unpleasant tricks on you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Christmas time they will leave little gifts for the children and, in return for his care and all his work, Tomte like to be to be rewarded with a big bowl of his favourite food. Porridge!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumans never see a Tomte, well perhaps occasionally, but they know he is there. Only animals can see them and they can speak their languages due to their magical powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas is no exception, but one day whilst in a strange area of the dark forest Thomas suddenly loses his powers and sinks into the deep snow and his life starts to fade. Fortunately he is found by a small herd of reindeer who have never seen a Tomte of Human before but instinctively help him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story Begins! And has a delightful twist in the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomas and the animal friends are beautifully illustrated by Andrew Prescott and will be instantly recognised by children everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Denmark Tomte are called Nisse. In Norway they are called Nese and in Finland they are called Tonttu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56091316257142,"sku":"9781839529474","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35746727_751dd018-a36b-4fe8-928c-28cef8dd6caf.jpg?v=1755770288","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781839529474-thomas-the-tomte-the-reindeer","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}