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EBK470

For the Love of Licorice

Finally, a complete recipe book for licorice! For the Love of Licorice contains sixty exciting and delicious recipes for everything from licorice fudge and salt licorice ice cream to licorice Tosca cake, licorice-marinated lamb, and licorice liqueur. These recipes are proof that there are no boundaries to how this trendy and healthy root can be used in food and sweets. Along with recipes, this book also provides facts about the world’s most delicious root and what it can be used for: • Raw licor

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Danish Kitchens

From Danish Kitchens

This cookbook was written to preserve favorite Danish recipes. Danish dishes require high grade products. Many recipes vary slightly in different sections of Denmark. The recipes make Danish cooking a delight with easy to follow directions. PREFACE from the cookbook: The purpose of this cook book is to preserve favorite Danish recipes. All people who have enjoyed Danish cooking will be delighted to find within the covers of this book recipes that employ measurements and directions which are easy

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HIB155

From Lapland to Sápmi

A cultural history of Sápmi and the Nordic countries as told through objects and artifacts Material objects—things made, used, and treasured—tell the story of a people and place. So it is for the Indigenous Sámi living in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, whose story unfolds across borders and centuries, in museums and private collections. The objects created by the Sámi for daily and ceremonial use were purchased and taken by Scandinavians and foreign travelers in Lapland from the seventeent

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PRE348

From Seed to Pumpkin (Hello World!)

How do pumpkins grow? Families can explore fall's favorite fruit together in this nonfiction board book from the bestselling series Hello, World! A perfect autumn or Halloween gift! Kids can learn all about how pumpkins grow in this cheerful and informative board book—with colors, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts. ("Prize-winning pumpkins can weigh as much as a rhinoceros!") Told in easy-to-understand terms alongside bright illustrations of seeds, sprouts, vines, flowers, and—best of all—pu

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CRD632

Garden Notecards by Kirsten Sevig

Kirsten Sevig is an illustrator from Minnesota who loves to paint patterns into portable journals using a travel watercolor set. Without sketching or planning, she fills the blank pages. These four designs were chosen from her completed journals. To see what Kirsten is making now, you can follow her on Instagram. @kirstensevig This elegant folio includes 8 cards (2 each of 4 designs), and 8 envelopes. Cards are printed on textured, recycled paper, and are blank inside. Design wraps around the fr

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LIT101

Giants in the Earth

Now available in a beautifully designed package for a new generation of readers, Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s classic novel of a family of Norwegian settlers in the Great Plains—a vivid and intimate portrait of the nineteenth-century immigrant experience and the conquest of the American continent. “The fullest, finest, and most powerful novel that has been written about pioneer life in America.”—The Nation Based in part on Ole Edvart Rølvaag’s own recollections as well of those of his wife’s family who

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EBK515 Out of stock

Gluten-Free Scandinavian Treats

Gluten-Free Scandinavian Treats provides recipes for a variety of cakes, cookies, desserts, quick breads and lefse from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland. Both everyday recipes and recipes for special occasions are included. All recipes can be made with off-the-shelf commercial gluten-free flours. No mixing your own gluten-free flour for every recipe. Multiple tests of each recipe with different brands of flour showed that not every brand of gluten-free flour works in every recipe. Recipes ar

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PRE478

Gnome Sweet Home: Finger Puppet Book

There’s gnome place quite like home! Come along with a sweet, little gnome as he takes us on a tour of his cozy mushroom house — from his charming kitchen where he likes to cook up gnomemade treats for friends, to his impressive hat closet (he has more than you think!). This silly, rhyming story features a soft, plush finger puppet toy built into the book encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, and sensory and language development. Babies and toddlers learn best when they are playin

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Gnomes at Home Coloring Book

Bestselling illustrator Teresa Goodridge presents 62 all-new illustrations featuring her wildly popular and adorably impish gnomes. In this cozy edition, they’re staying in, chilling out, snuggling up, and enjoying some quiet time—all with a whimsical, magical flair. A perfect winter pick-me-up emphasizing slow living and self-care, it makes an ideal gift for gnome lovers and gnomebodies everywhere. Just grab some colored pencils and a cozy chair, and enjoy the gnome life.

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Hans Christian Andersen Tales

“It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg!”—Hans Christian Andersen, “The Ugly Duckling.” Fairy tales are timeless treasures passed from generation to generation, and few are as beloved as those of Danish author, Hans Christian Andersen. From the princess so sensitive she is discomforted by a single pea beneath a tower of mattresses to the unfortunate-looking duckling who matures into a stunning swan, these are the stories that stay with us lo

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Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales

Classic tales of fairies and princesses, ducklings and dancing shoes from the master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen. All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen, including “The Ugly Duckling,” “Thumbelina,” “The Red Shoes,” “The Princess on the Pea,” and “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” fill the pages of this beautiful leather-bound collector’s edition. Also included is “The Tallow Candle”—one of the earliest stories written by Andersen, just discovered recently! A great book of b

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CLA506

Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Enjoy more than forty magical fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the storyteller behind beloved stories like “The Little Mermaid” and “Thumbelina,” available together in this beautiful collectible edition. Discover Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tales in this lovely selection of some of his most famous stories, originally published in the 19th century. His tales are filled with memorable characters such as the little mermaid, the princess and the pea, Thumbelina, the ugly ducklin

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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales (Puffin Classics)

This enchanting collection, retold by writer and critic Naomi Lewis, contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince. With a wonderful cover illustration and new introduction by award-winning picture-book creator Jan Pienkowski. Paperback. 182 pages.

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Happiness

Happiness Journal

A Creative Journal to Bring Joy to Your Day A beautifully illustrated journal encouraging the reader to harness the power of happiness and bring more joy every single day. Filled with empowering quotes and affirmations along with practical exercises and tips, this journal will encourage you to reflect upon the moments and experiences that bring you happiness and inspire you to harness your happiness in a meaningful way. Cultivating healthy habits can help you to boost your individual wellbeing a

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FAV410

Hidden World of Gnomes

A delightful introduction and collection of facts about the secret lives of gnomes that will charm and fascinate readers of all ages. This book is an introduction to the hidden folk called gnomes, who live in a happy place they call The Pocket. Where is The Pocket, you ask? Well, it’s all around you, all the time. Gnomes are curious little creatures, and they’re very shy. But after reading this book, you will learn to spot the telltale signs that gnomes are around . . . and maybe even meet one!

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CLA511

His Fairytale Life: A Book About Hans Christian Andersen

The storyteller becomes the story in this illuminating biographical picture book of Hans Christian Andersen, father of the modern fairy tale. A century and a half have passed since Hans Christan Andersen’s death, but his stories are more alive than ever. Across languages, borders, and disciplines, his timeless creations have left a footprint beyond measuring. Now, come along back to the beginning and meet the human that came before the legend. He was a boy who lived with a mother who could not r

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