The Hidden Folk

Subtitled, Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and other Secret Beings; this book is a collection of nine stories about faries, gnomes, elves, dwarves, water horses, hill folk, river sprites, and selkies compiled by Lise Lunge-Larson. The stories are drawn from northern European folklore, and tell about those "beings whose presence we feel but whom we cannot see". The scratchboard illustrations by Beth Krommes add to the fairytale feel of this book. It won the Minnesota Book Award in 2005.