The Littlest Viking
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
A hilarious story about what happens to the littlest and loudest Viking when an even littler and louder Viking arrives, perfect for fans of The Princess and the Pony and I Don't Want to Be a Frog.
Sven might be the littlest Viking, but he has no trouble making himself known. He has the loudest warrior cry and the fiercest set of teeth. He loves to pillage and plunder. But there's a new kid in town--a warrior princess, who is smaller than Sven and even louder. What's a little Viking to do?
"Penfold folds in fun ancient analogues to tried-and-true methods of appeasing cranky little ones, and Roxas's liberal use of a color perhaps best described as neon snot brings a punk edge to her scenes of Viking family life. Irreverent yet tender."--Publishers Weekly, Starred review
"A warm tale of family togetherness."--Kirkus
"A spirited tale about stopping a tantrum with a story, perfect for storytime or one-on-one sharing."--SLJ
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A young Viking with a knack for storytelling steps into new roles when he gains a baby sister. "What's this? A fair maiden?" asks Penfold (We Are Brothers, We Are Friends). "No, a warrior princess!" Roxas (Let Me Finish!) shows the scruffy infant glaring cockeyed from underneath a blanket before she lets loose with a giant wail. (Scrawled in spiky, capitalized letters, the baby's cries of "WAAAH!" scream across the pages, evoking both Scandinavian runes and sonic daggers.) When nothing else works, older brother Sven seizes on his love of stories to lull the baby to sleep with a tale of "fantastic voyages and epic feasts and all the adventures they would have." Penfold folds in fun ancient analogues to tried-and-true methods of appeasing cranky little ones ("She was not amused by shiny plunder. A ride on the great ship did not soothe her"), and Roxas's liberal use of a color perhaps best described as neon snot brings a punk edge to her scenes of Viking family life. Irreverent yet tender. Ages 4 8. Author's)
