Louhi, Witch of North Farm, is up to mischief again. This time she's stolen the sun and the moon and locked them away behind nine great doors in Copper Mountain. Now darkness is everywhere, nothing but darkness. But Vainamoinen, the Great Knower, has plans of his own to deal with the troublesome witch.

This tale, taken from the Kalevala, the magnificent Finnish epic which is dar to the heart of every Finn, is vigorously retold by Toni de Gerez, and is stunningly illustrated by two-time Caldecott winner Barbara Cooney in paintings that capture the winter light and the snowy landscape of Finland.

From the dust jacket