Wonderingly, small Pip and Nan gazed at the beautiful lady sitting in the shop window, for kindly Auntie Finn, who took care of them, said she looked just like their lovely mother, who had gone to heaven long, long ago. Then, as they turned around for a last glimpse of the charming creature, Pip and Nan thought they saw—yes, they were sure they saw the lade smile at them!

What happened the next time the boy and girl went to see the lady, and the next, which was Christmas Eve, made one lovely surprise after another for little Pip and Nan—and here those surprises are for you, too.

From the dust jacket