From best-selling author and illustrator Tomie dePaola comes this folktale of a determined and self-reliant troll learning the importance of being true to yourself.
Helga, a troll, must somehow acquire a dowry with which to marry or, by the god Odin’s command, be doomed to wander the earth forever. After Lars, her true love, is tempted away from her side by a rich dowry, Helga decides to go and earn a dowry of her own! Her cleverness, humor, and insight into people help her stand on her own two feet and be loved for who she is.---from the publisher
32 pages 978-0358108047 Ages 4-8
Keywords: trolls, love, being yourself, determination, self reliance, humor, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, self acceptance, believing in yourself, Norse mythology