Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka were three little girls who lived in Sweden. They had blue eyes and yellow curls, and they looked very much alike.

One day the girls went into the woods to pick wild strawberries. They picked until their baskets were full, and then headed home. But after walking for miles they discovered they were lost!

The little girls were very tired and thirsty, but at last they saw a cabin over a hill. Inside was a family that didn't have much money. But they had the most important kind of riches—generous hearts. And soon Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka had made new friends.

Originally published in the United States in 1946, Flicka, Ricka, Dicka and the Strawberries 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 boys, Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr.

Today's young readers will find the warm, wholesome stories of these busy independent children immensely satisfying.

From the back of the 1996 reprint edition