East of the Sun and West of the Moon BEAR Notebook

Beautiful artwork from the first edition of “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” (1914, Hodder & Stoughton, London) - Fifteen Norwegian tales collected by folklorists Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe and illustrated by phenomenal Kay Nielsen. “Well, mind and hold tight by my shaggy coat, and then there’s nothing to fear,” said the Bear, so she rode a long, long way” is from the first North tale in the book of the same name. Sometimes we just need a bear to hold onto to get through...