The Flowers’ Festival

The Flowers’ Festival

On Midsummer’s Eve the flowers invite Lisa to their party. Queen Rose greets her guests – flowers from the forest, meadow, lake and garden, and even the weeds. Together they listen to the enchanting stories of grand Madame Pansy, shy wintergreen and proud Lady Dandelion.

This is a delightful story from the world-renowned Swedish author–illustrator Elsa Beskow which introduces young children to the unique characters of a variety of flowers.

This wonderful new edition of The Flowers’ Festival faithfully reproduces Beskow’s classic illustrations in a collectable picture book featuring a unique hand-crafted design, premium-quality paper, gold foil signature and a luxurious cloth spine. Create an Elsa Beskow library by collecting all of the gorgeous new editions.

About the Author

Elsa Beskow (1874–1953) was born in Stockholm. Her parents were entrepreneur Bernt Maartman (1841–1889), whose family came from Bergen, Norway, and Augusta Fahlstedt (1850–1915). Beskow studied Art Education at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, then called Tekniska skolan, or the Technical school, in Stockholm. In 1897, she married former minister and social worker and doctor of theology Natanael Beskow, whom she met while serving as a teacher at Djursholms samskola, where he served as headmaster. They had six sons. Beskow became one of the best known of all Swedish children’s book artists. She also illustrated “ABC” books and songbooks for Swedish schools. Her book pages are often framed in a decorative Art Nouveau style. Beskow received international recognition for her simple, cheerful stories and outstanding illustrations.