Now, this time-honored classic, a beautiful tale that conveys the very spirit of giving, has been re-published, illustrated with full-color restorations of the original engravings, to take its place again as a cherished Christmas tradition.

    Frances Calhoun wrote in the conversational southern language of the early 20th century. Episodes include: "The Rabbit's Left Hind Foot", "A Green Eyed Billy" and, "Education and Its Perils." After the author's death, later books in this series were written by Emma Sampson.

    Amongst her famous works are: Teddy's Button (1896), Probable Sons (1895), His Big Opportunity (1898), A Puzzling Pair (1898), Bulbs and Blossoms (1898), A Cherry Tree (1901), The Making of a Woman (1903), The Buried Ring (1905) and The Chateau by the Lake (1907). "'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby. ' And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked. Bobby showed a good deal of anxiety about different things. His favourite sentence was always, 'I wonder, Nurse --' and very often, noting the impatient frown on his nurse's face, he would stop there, and turn away to his favourite corner in the window-seat, which he shared with 'Nobbles, ' the comfort of his life. "