"Sleep, young little willow,
it is still winter.
Still the birches and heathers
roses and hyacinths are sleeping.
Still spring is far away,
before the rowans are in bloom.
Sleep, little willow,
it is still winter."
Elsa Beskow (née Maartman; 11 February 1874 – 30 June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman and Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender.[1]