In this book, the great Swedish author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize, painted a magnificent picture of her homeland, with the customs, traditions, and legends of its inhabitants.
Nils Holgersson, the little hero of the book, a mischievous child with a hard heart, transforms into a dwarf and, riding on a white goose, follows a flock of wild geese that flies across all of Sweden, traveling towards Lapland.
It was a truly marvelous journey, full of adventures, that taught him a lot, changed his character, and revealed to him the secrets of the life of wild animals and birds.
What poetry and wisdom in this book, which the Swedes deemed entirely suitable as a permanent reading in their schools! Nils's experiences taught him to be kind, to have patience, and to always act honestly in order to succeed in his life.