Búkolla — myndskreytta bókin

When a giantess steals Búkolla, the family's beloved cow, a young boy sets out alone to bring her home. Deep in the giantess's cave, Búkolla speaks — and together they slip into the night, with the giantess close behind. As she gains on them, Búkolla teaches the boy an old trick: three ordinary things thrown over her shoulder, becoming a forest, a lake, and a wall of fire, buying just enough time to reach safety.

A classic Icelandic folktale of loyalty and quick thinking, fully illustrated in Arctic Story House's signature hand-knitted art style. By Katrin Holm. Free, in loving memory of my grandmother, Sigríður E. Guðnadóttir, who told me this story so many nights growing up.