The Twelve Months
by Iku Dekune
adapted by Božena Němcová
Gentle-hearted Maruša lives with her step-mother and step-sister, who treat her like a slave. One day, in the dead of winter, they send her to search for violets. At the top of a snowy mountain, Maruša meets twelve mysterious men sitting around a fire. How will they help her fulfil her impossible task?
29 x 25 cm, 40 pages, Full-colour illustrations
First published December 2008
