Bibliographic Information: Brett, Jan. (2002). Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve? Jan Brett. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons.Brief Annotation: This story is based on an old Norwegian folktale about a father and daughter determined to keep the pesky troll out of their home on Christmas Eve. The girls father goes up the mountain to keep the trolls away, leaving the girl to guard the house. Knockety, knock. Who should be at the door, but a young boy from Finnmark and his ice bear. Together the three of them ensure that the problem-causing trolls never return again!
Genre: Picture book, Folktale
Grade Level: PreK-3
Readers who will like this: Young readers who enjoy folktales, winter stories and stories about pesky trolls will enjoy this delightful and charming tale.
Response/Rating (1-4): I rate this book a 4! This book is, as always with Jan Brett, so beautifully painted and loaded with details. I love the way Brett paints the pesky trolls as constellations in the sky tauntingly dancing above the girls home and after the ice bear chases the trolls away, Brett paints the bears as dancing guardian-ice bears as the constellations. She even included the traditional Scandinavian stove and Rosemaling on the dishes!
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What is a folktale? What traditional stories do you hear at home?
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