The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden, Barbara Cooney Watercolors ★ Caldecott medalist Erin Stead's

★ Caldecott medalist Erin Stead's layers of oil ink and colored pencil weave a translucent moonlit spell around the graphite-sketched characters

and other pond residents and often suggest a moral in a delicate manner which no child could resist

Feiwel & Friends

Written by picture book master Charlotte Zolotow and originally published in 1960

The Story of Holly and Ivy by Rumer Godden, Barbara Cooney Watercolors ★ Caldecott medalist Erin Stead'sIvy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday. Can all three wishes come true? This festive tale is perfectly complemented by beloved Barbara Cooney's luminous illustrations, filled with the