Award-Winning Storyteller and Author at Library

Apr 11, 2013

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
BETH WILLOUGHBY, librarian
(218) 299-4635
AMY KELLY, Media Relations director
(218) 299-3642

AWARD-WINNING STORYTELLER AND AUTHOR AT CONCORDIA LIBRARY
       The Concordia College Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies program and the Carl B. Ylvisaker Library will host award-winning children’s author and storyteller Lise Lunge-Larsen Tuesday, April 23. All events will be held in the library and are free and open to the public. Families with children are encouraged to attend the evening session. Arrive by 6 p.m. for a troll photo opportunity and to purchase books. Lunge-Larsen will be available for autographs. The schedule for the day’s events:
      
* 1-2 p.m.: Trolls Within Us: Lecture on the Importance of Folktales
* 3-4 p.m.: Storytelling Session: Folktales Told in Norwegian
* 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Storytelling Session: Folktales Told in English

   What are trolls and why do children love them so much? As tall as trees and as ancient and rugged as the Norwegian landscape from which they come, trolls are some of folklore’s most fascinating and varied creatures.    
   Born and raised in Norway, Lunge-Larsen came to the U.S. on a scholarship to attend college. She planned to return to Norway but married and remained in the U.S. where, in addition to teaching at the college level, she has become a well-known storyteller and award-winning author. She and her husband have three children and live in Duluth, Minn., where she is known as “The Troll Lady.” Lunge-Larsen is the author of “The Adventures of Thor the Thunder God” (2007), “The Hidden Folk: Stories of Fairies, Dwarves, Selkies, and Other Secret Beings” (2004) and “The Troll with No Heart in His Body” (1999).
   Her books are available for purchase at the Cobber Bookstore prior to the event and in the library during the evening session.
   Funding for the event is provided by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU).
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