Deep in the purple dusk of winter, a monkey and an organ grinder appear on the corner of Frances's street. Frances is troubled when she notices that the man and the monkey are still on the street late at night. When the day of the Christmas pageant arrives, and it's Frances's turn to speak, all she can think about is the organ grinder's sad eyes—until, just in time, she finds the perfect words to share.

In her first picture book, Newbery medalist Kate DiCamillo reunites with Bagram Ibatoulline to share a luminous holiday story about the miraculous, powerful secret of joy.

From the back cover of the Reinforced Trade Edition