Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr were three little boys who lived in Sweden. They had blue eyes and yellow curls, and they looked very much alike.
One day, they asked for bread and butter. But their mother said there was no butter. "Take the milk can and go to Aunt Annie's," she told them. "Ask her if you may buy some fresh milk so that I can make butter."
When the boys got to Aunt Annie's, they found that Blossom, the cow, could give no milk because there had been no fresh grass for her to eat. But Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr worked hard to set things right—so hard that even the sun agreed to help them!
Originally published in the United States in 1934, Snipp, Snapp, Snurr and the Buttered Bread was one of a series of treasured books created by Swedish author-artist Maj Lindman (1886-1972). She also wrote and illustrated stories about three little Swedish girls, Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka.
Today's young readers will find the warm, wholesome stories of these busy, independent children quaint, but immensely satisfying.
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