The spirit of Christmas heals the heart of a sorrowful carpenter in this wonderful 20th-anniversary edition of an award-winning fairy tale by Kate Greenaway. A touching story by Jonathan Toomey, who, although he is the best carpenter in the valley, is always alone and never smiles. No one knows about the mementos of his lost wife and child that he keeps in an open drawer.

On an early winter morning, a widow and her young son approach him with a gentle request—a request that leads to a joyful miracle. This moving and simple story unfolds with mastery, humor, and emotional strength, and has been repeatedly praised by critics and readers as a true Christmas classic, illustrated with unparalleled art by P.J.