White Ravens’99/Iceland/78440
Guðrún Hannesdóttir (text/illus.) 
 Kerling vill hafa nokkuð fyrir snúð sinn
 (The old woman wants payment for her spinning whorl)
 Reykjavík: Forlagið, 1998. [26pp]
 ISBN 9979-53-348-x
 Iceland/Folktale - Greed
 A variation of the folktale about the fisher and his wife is retold here in picturebook format. The fisher’s
 wife looses the golden wharve on her spindle and suspects that a spirit named Kiðhús has taken it. The
 fisher must instead bring her other things - first a cow, then a trough for the grits. When finally she gets a
 ladder and climbs up to heaven, together with her husband, in order to bring Maria the left-over grits, the
 ladder falls down. This book exemplifies the efforts that are being made in Iceland, among a fairly small
 audience, to awaken an interest in reading through attractive books. (6+)

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