During an orienteering race, twelve-year-old Erik Dahlquist is lured off course to snap photos of a little wren on her nest.
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Charming illustrations by Lorence F.
This endearing read-aloud, of warm relationships between family and friends, is sure to become a favorite.
Lucia Day and then Julafton.
There\'s Midsummer\'s Eve, crayfish fishing in August with a huge feast, culminating with St.
Join the Dahlquists and learn Swedish customs as they celebrate the holidays.
Later, it turns out old Gunnar has good advice for Erik when his know-it-all cousin Bertil arrives from Stockholm to stay for the summer.
After a brief God Afton, the two strike up a friendship.
The reclusive old fisherman is said to not take kindly to trespassers.
It\'s Gunnar Eklund\'s place.
He loses his bearings until spotting a familiar landmark, the red hut on the cliff by the sea.
During an orienteering race, twelve-year-old Erik Dahlquist is lured off course to snap photos of a little wren on her nest