Night of the White StagIt is the winter after the king's war, and Finder's father has never returned. On his way to the king's castle to seek food for his starving family, the boy enters a snow covered forest. He loses his way and becomes frightened--even more so when he meets an old man who is madly hunting for a great white stag. The man is blind, haunted by the memories of war. Though Finder doubts that the white stag exists, he guides the hunter in his search. When they finally come upon the wonderous creature, Finder's awe and his traust in all that is good and pure heal the tormented hunter. Yvonne Gilbert's lyrical illustrations beautifully complement M.C.Helldorfer's magical tale of loss and the redemptive power of faith and love. |
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animals asked beast beneath blind blood blue Book Breathe castle Chaucer's child Christmas Eve clear cold covered dark death deeper deeply DOUBLEDAY Duchess ended entered exclaimed eyes faithfully family's fast father's ring Finder cried Finder turned Finder's father followed forest gazed back gentle as love goes gold ring grasped head heal hear heard heart hooves hunt Huron hurried HUSBAND ILLUSTRATED Jacket keep kill king king's knew Lionel Listen lives Look M. C. HELLDORFER Medieval MEMORY moon neck never returned old as night old hunter old man's once path pine pleaded pounding pushed quest rabbits reached READERS replied road sang scrap seen served slip smell snow Son of Lionel SOURCE spear stood Stop story strong Suddenly tale Tell thought took trap tried vision white stag wonder wondrous woods word wounded written wrote YOUNG YVONNE GILBERT