A Children’s fantasy adventure inspired by Scandinavian folklore
Small troll. Big heart. The cave was never big enough for her curiosity.
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In Murky Mountain, every troll knows three things: stolen milk tastes better, never change your socks, and never—ever—step into the light. Above all else? Rules are rules.
Meet Wiilda af Dagglys: a young troll with an embarrassingly tiny tail and a head full of inconvenient questions no one wants her to ask.
With the Troll Trials looming, Wiilda is expected to steal treasure, honor tradition, and prove she’s a True Troll. But she'd rather rescue an orphaned moose calf—and uncover what’s really waiting beyond her dark, musty cave.
When a run-in with a stone giant sends her hurtling into the forbidden forest, Wiilda discovers a sunlit world of strange creatures, ancient secrets, and dangers her tribe never dared to mention. To survive, she’ll need more than courage—she’ll need to decide whether to follow the path laid out for her, or forge one of her own.
Inspired by Scandinavian folklore, Wiilda and the Troll Trials is a magical, mischievous middle-grade adventure for curious kids aged 8–12. Brimming with heart, humor, and just the right amount of troll trouble, it’s a story about friendship, bravery, and being wonderfully, wildly yourself.
Perfect for fans of Ronja and the Robber’s Daughter, The House with Chicken Legs, Magnus Chase, and How to Train Your Dragon.
“★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fabulous folklore adventure for children. This book is a magical mystery tour through a Scandinavian wonderland.”
“★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A beautiful, magical story - both my little ones loved it!”
“★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I like the folklore and nature connection. Also the imagination of it, it’s really cool with lots of magical things.”
“Wiilda and the Troll Trials is a delightful and cozy adventure story. Wiilda is a mischievous, warm-hearted child who faces adventures, challenges and finds friends. She reminds us all to take our inner child and our real children out into the woods to play.”
“★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A modern bit of folklore, this story reinforced the themes of swedish classics our kids have already enjoyed such as the love and respect for the natural world in books like Adventures of Niils while giving the “rough and tumble” you would expect of a troll family navigating life.
This book was definitely an opportunity for a more contemporary author than we have experienced. Having spent quite some time researching heritage through books we did find the story to be far from “genteel” as the farm references were a bit crude.
However if your kids long for something a bit more Shannon Messenger than Elsa Beskow, you’ll enjoy it.
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“★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lovely story reminds me of the work of Astrid Lindgren in the Scandinavian whimsy of it all.”
“★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I like the folklore and nature connection. Also the imagination of it, it’s really cool with lots of magical things.”
