Greene, Ellin, 1927-

The legend of the Christmas rose / [written by] Selma Lagerlöf ; retold by Ellin Greene ; with illustrations by Charles Mikolaycak. - 1st ed. - New York : Holiday House, c1990. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

"This retelling is adapted from Selma Lagerlöf's The legend of the Christmas rose, published in Good housekeeping, December 1907"--Author's note.

In hope of getting her husband pardoned, an exiled outlaw's wife agrees to reveal to an old monk the miracle in Goïnge Forest, where every Christmas Eve a beautiful garden blooms in remembrance of the birth of the Christ Child.

ISBN: 0823408213 :

LCCN: 89077511 /AC

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Folklore--Sweden.
Christmas--Folklore.

Subjects--Index Terms: Christmas theme Fairy tales and folk tales theme

LC Class. No.: PZ8.1.G785 / Le 1990

Dewey Class. No.: 398.21/09485 E