02082cam a2200337 i 4500 2634651195 TxAuBib 20251204120000.0 140130s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780763691011 trade pbk. $7.99 0763691011 trade pbk. $7.99 9780763665654 reinforced trade edition $16.99 0763665657 reinforced trade edition $16.99 (OCoLC)869527032 TxAuBib rda Houts, Michelle, author. Winterfrost / Michelle Houts. First edition. Somerville, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2014. 259 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "A Junior Library Guild selection."--Book jacket. "Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina's parents have been called away unexpectedly, leaving her in charge of the house, the farm, and baby Pia. In all the confusion, Bettina's family neglects to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family and their livestock. No one besides her grandfather ever believed the nisse were real, so what harm could there be in forgetting this silly custom? But when baby Pia disappears during a nap, the magic of the nisse makes itself known. To find her sister and set things right, Bettina must venture into the miniature world of these usually helpful, but sometimes mischievous folk. A delightful winter adventure for lovers of the legendary and miraculous. An ordinary Danish Christmas turns extraordinary when a family overlooks an important folkloric tradition."-- Provided by publisher. 20251204. Danes Social life and customs Juvenile fiction. Goblins Juvenile fiction. Christmas stories. Denmark Juvenile fiction.