The poetry and beauty of this exquisite text by a distinguished poet and novelist are perfectly reflected in Aldren Watson's crystal pictures.

With flawless understanding, he shows the horned owl huddled against a star, the shivering mouse, the wild young fox, the doe with the startled fawn. Here, against the breathless beauty of the winter woods on a Christmas night "when the drifts are deep and the year is old," are matchless drawings of the creatures of the woods who pause to bless —

That Child who loves the trembling hearts,
The shy hearts of the wilderness.

The text is hand set by the Golden Hind Press and there are ten full page wash drawings in two colors.

From the dust jacket