"Poorling is a little bear. She's a bit different from her brothers. Mother keeps their family safe. For the Forest is full of dangers. It is there that Mana lives, with her Shadow children. And above them all, Emuu, the great Grandma in the Sky. From the heart of Finnish folklore comes a breathtaking tale of mothers, daughters, stars and legends, and the old gods and the new."--

A retelling of a Finnish folk tale about a young man who plans to marry his mouse sweetheart.

Louhi's plan to steal the sun and the moon backfires when the gods learn of her mischievous scheme.