A reissue of a collection of short stories first published ten years ago. They include "The Company of Wolves", on which the prize-winning film of the same name was based. Angela Carter is the author of "Nights at the Circus" and "The Magic Toyshop". --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

寒冷的冬天来了，狐狸妈妈为了不让小狐狸的手被冻伤，决定去镇上帮他买一副手套。可是快到镇上时，狐狸妈妈却想起了差点被人抓走的可怕经历，不敢再往前走了，只好让小狐狸自己去镇上。狐狸妈妈把小狐狸的一只手变成人手的样子，并反复叮嘱他一定要伸这只手出去。可是小狐狸来到商店门口时，却因为紧张伸错了手……本书是日本著名童话作家新美南吉最打动人心的故事，在日本家喻户晓，并被选入小学语文课本。这篇童话曾先后由多位不同的插画家配图，出版成绘本，但唯有黑井健绘图的这一版本，牢牢把握住了狐狸母子间的温情、小狐狸的天真可爱和雪国梦幻般的美丽场景。