On Christmas, 12-year-old Bettina is entrusted with the care of her nearly-year-old sister, Pia, when her father must leave for a visit to his uncle and her mother is called away to care for her grandmother. The Petersens, near neighbors, are available for help. Bettina is confident she can handle Pia for a few days. Unfortunately, the family forgot to put out a bowl of rice pudding for their barn nisse, Klakke, on Christmas morning. He’s not a retaliatory nisse but he is a little mischievous and switches up the food for the animals in the barn. After straightening everything in the barn, Bettina and Pia return to the house. Bettina puts Pia down for a nap, bundled up in the carriage, which she pushes outside (which seems to be the norm in Denmark). When she goes outside to get Pia, she is gone. Oh, the challenges and adventures that ensue! Just a fun, quick read.
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