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When a mysterious stranger is brought into the farm of Farmer Bailey after a night‑time truck collision, the quiet life of the rural town takes a strange turn. Wrapped in quiet and an eerie autumn atmosphere, the story unfolds as the farmer and the stranger’s past may be tied to the wintry weather itself, leaving readers to wonder if the stranger is a person or something more—maybe even the embodiment of Jack Frost.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Chris Van Allsburg
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