Photo Copyright to Edith Pattou "East"is a re-telling of the Norwegian folktale East of the Sun and West of the Moon, superbly written by Edith Pattou. I have read East of the Sun and West of the Moon as a little girl and it has imprinted on me. It still is one my beloved fairy tales, especially as the protagonist was a girl who rescued her prince which is quite unlike the usual set-up. Since watching "Frozen", I have been on the lookout for such strong female protagonists. When I came…

So Kay Nielsen is absolutely one of my few biggest admiration. He does illustrations which upon looking at them, I desire to do the s...

Once upon a time there was a poor peasant who had so many children that he did not have enough of either food or clothing to give them. Pretty children they all were, but the prettiest was the youngest daughter, who was so lovely there was no end to her loveliness. One day — it […]

"She saw the Lindworm for the first time as he came in and stood by her side." From "Prince Lindworm," from East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales From the North, illustrated by Danish artist Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), 1914. Taschen 2015 edition.

Norske folke-eventyr by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, 1922, G.H. Doran Company edition, in English

Haunting whimsy from the Golden Age of illustration.

From Tale of a Garden: He, She, and It, 1913. Scan from East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales From the North, illustrated by Danish artist Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), 1914. Taschen 2015 edition.

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