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Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina s parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina s family neglects to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family and their livestock. No one besides her grandfather ever believed the nisse were real, so what harm could there be in forgetting this silly custom? When baby Pia disappears during a nap, the magic of the nisse makes…
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7 editions- Audiobook · English · 2014Brilliance Audio · 9781491587317
- Other · English · 2016Candlewick on Brilliance Audio · 9781531863234
- Other · English · 2016Candlewick Press · 9781484497098
- Other · English · 2016Candlewick Press · 272 pages · 9780763691011
- Other · English · 2014Candlewick Press · 259 pages · 9780763665654
- Other · English · 2014Candlewick Press · 9780763685997
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