(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Margot Tomes. Polly, who lives with her aunts in an eighteenth-century English seacoast town, believes the Wise Men and angels will visit on Christmas Eve if only the doors are left open. Goudge writes with effortless wit and grace, weaving verses of the titular Christmas carol naturally into the text. Tomes's pen-and-ink illustrations capture the town's atmosphere and perfectly suit the story.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc. | Horn Book Magazine Issue: December, 1969