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32 pp.
| Penguin/Minedition
| September, 2006
|
TradeISBN 0-698-40046-1$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Angela Kehlenbeck.
A poor family in a snowy land lacks a main dish for Christmas dinner. But when the father finds a small white goat, they decide against eating it. At springtime shedding, Mother makes warm mittens whose profits allow her to buy a young ram and start a successful business in mohair goods. Understated prose and soft, textured illustrations endorse the family's wise decision.