John Bauer (1882-1918) was a highly acclaimed Swedish artist. Influenced by Anders Zorn and Carl Larsson, and by the fantasy work of Arnold Bocklin, he started illustrating fairy stories whilst still a student at the Swedish Royal Academy. His best-known illustrations were for an annual Christmas book for children, Bland Tomtar och Troll (Among Elves and Trolls), which delighted readers with their gentle humour and delicate detail. Bauer died at the age of just 35 when he, his wife and their three-year-old son were drowned when a ferry they were taking to Jonkoping sank in Lake Vättern. He created an enormous volume of work before his untimely death, and over one thousand of his paintings, drawings and sketches are housed at The Jönköping Läns Museum in Sweden

Trolls & Tomtes
[...] Mother Troll Took in the King¿s Washing - Elsa Beskow
[...] Trolls and the Youngest Tomte - Alfred Smedberg
[...] Troll Ride - Anna Wahlenberg
[...] Four Big Trolls and Little Peter Pastureman - Cyrus Granér
[...] Crofters and the Gnomes - Anna Wahlenberg
[...] Old Troll of Big Mountain - Anna Wahlenberg
[...] Changelings - Helena Nyblom
Brave Girls & Boys
[...] Boy and the Trolls - Walter Stenström
[...] Barrel Stopper - Anna Wahlenberg
[...]¿s Glorious Adventure - Helena Nyblom
[...] Magician¿s Cape - Anna Wahlenberg
[...], Daga and the Flying Troll of Sky Mountain - Harald östenson
[...] Boy Who Was Never Afraid - Alfred Smedberg
[...] Golden Key - W.E. Björk
[...] the Elk and Little Princess Cottongrass - Helge Kjellin
Kings & Queens
[...] Ring - Helena Nyblom
[...] King¿s Choice - Anna Wahlenberg
[...] Queen¿s Pearl Necklace - Anna Wahlenberg
[...] Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds - Harald östenson
[...]-Gold and the Old King - Anna Wahlenberg
[...] Prince Without a Shadow - Jeanna Oterdahl
[...] Queen - Anna Wahlenberg
About the Authors
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