Every Danish homestead has an elf, called a nisse. Nisse both protect their homestead when well fed but cause mischief when hungry. A special nisse is made as a Christmas present for a couple living in Kentucky. When Spiff is sent to Berea, Kentucky, he fills his pockets with all sorts of interesting, useful things. Then he gets into some mischief. When the family move to St. Louis, Missouri, Spiff visits the Arch and creates chaos when the lights go out, and...well, I won't spoil the ending This adventure will be fun for adults to share with children--theirs or someone elses--or for children to read on their own

Author: John Martin Ramsay
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Shareinprint
Published: 06/07/2019
Series: Stories Created for My Grandchildren
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.11lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.09d
ISBN: 9781733029100
First of the Or Edition
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Ramsay, John Martin: - John Martin Ramsay graduated from Berea College with a B.S. degree in Vocational Agriculture and fourteen years later was awarded a Ph.D in Animal Breeding from Iowa State University. His experiences in life have been many and varied and he has written about many of them. He joined the faculty at Warren Wilson College at age 22, was appointed Director of the John C. Campbell Folk School at age 37, and was Director of Recreation Extension at Berea College for 21 years until retirement. He developed a Danish-American Exchange program, organized the Folk College Association of America, was selected as an Ageless and Remarkable St. Louisan, and is now a podcaster for Medici MediaSpace in St Louis. He says, "Life is a wonderful adventure!"