Publisher's Synopsis
As Beatrix watches her friends skate on the pond, she is sad because she doesn't have any skates. She works to earn them. With Christmas coming she is confronted with a big decision of how to spend her hard-earned money.
Charlie Chipmunk and Beatrix's grandmother help her with this dilemma. As a result, she learns the meaning of Christmas.
The illustrator, Kim sawyer is a self-taught artist. He draws, paints and has done sculptures in metal. He was most pleased to be asked to illustrate this book, his first.
