I requested this book from the Tulsa Library a few days before Christmas. It finally came in February. Christmas has passed, but the story is timeless. You can easily read it in 15 minutes. At one time I had a recording of Dylan Thomas reading his story. I probably still have the LP, but LPs have now gone the way of the eight-track cassette player.

I used to listen to it each Christmas, but it has been several Christmases since I last heard it read. It is a delightful story -- five stars, to be sure.