Alf Prøysen (1914–1970)
Author of Little Old Mrs. Pepperpot
About the Author
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Works by Alf Prøysen
Verker: Alf Prøysen : Bind 9. Samlede viser og vers / Del 2 Fra I bakvendtland til Sirkusvisa (1978) 4 copies
Trastsommar 4 copies
Viser i tusmørke 4 copies
Mrs Pepperpot's Outing 2 copies
Finn et strå og heng dom på 1 copy
Tore med tippen 1 copy
Theelepelvrouwtje 1 copy
Original 2 - Tango For 1 copy
Cirkus Mikkelikski 1 copy
Eukko pikkurillin joulukirja 1 copy
Teskedsgumman flyger och far 1 copy
Den store rim og regle boken 1 copy
Her bor jeg 1 copy
Mrs Pepperpot's year; 1 copy
L'any de madò cullereta 1 copy
The Adventures of Mrs Pepperpot (comprising Mrs Pepperpot in the Magic Wood, Mrs Pepperpot's Outing, Mrs Pepperpot… (1974) 1 copy
Kjærtegn ; Livets sekund 1 copy
12 viser på villstrå 1 copy
Det var da det og itte nå 1 copy
Viser i tusmørke 1 copy
Det er så vemodig mange viser- : 129 viser av Alf Prøysen ; [i redaksjonen: Elin Prøysen og Leif A.… (1997) 1 copy
Den Blå store viseboka 1 copy
Lillebrors viser 1 copy
Associated Works
Mitt skattkammer. b.9 Gjennom tidene — Editor — 9 copies
Walt Disney's Donald Duck: Lost and Found (A Little Golden Book) (1960) — Translator, some editions — 6 copies
Mitt skattkammer. b.2 Les for meg mor — Editor — 6 copies
Weihnachten bei den Elchen: Die schönsten Wintergeschichten aus Skandinavien (2015) — Author — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Prøysen, Alf
- Legal name
- Olafsen, Alf (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1914-07-23
- Date of death
- 1970-11-23
- Burial location
- Vår Frelsers gravlund, Oslo, Norway
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Rudshøgda, Ringsaker, Norway
- Place of death
- Oslo, Norway
- Places of residence
- Oslo, Norway
- Occupations
- writer
musician
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 154
- Also by
- 12
- Members
- 1,654
- Popularity
- #15,536
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 6
- ISBNs
- 288
- Languages
- 16
- Favorited
- 1
Originally published in Norwegian in 1958 as Bygda som glömte at det var jul, and translated and adapted for American children in 1961 by Kay Ware and Lucille Sutherland, The Town That Forgot it Was Christmas is the second Christmas picture book I have read from celebrated Norwegian children's author Alf Prøysen, following upon his charming Christmas Eve at Santa's. The story is a humorous one, full of silly fun—one feels that there is a hat tip here to the folkloric trope of the village of fools—while the accompanying artwork from Nils Stödberg, done in a realistic style, is also very entertaining. Recommended to picture book readers looking for Christmas stories with a silly sense of humor, and a heartwarming, somewhat old-fashioned feeling.… (more)