This picture book version of a classic Russian fairy tale tells the haunting story of a childless couple who express their longing for a daughter by building a little snow girl who comes to life and brings them great happiness for a while. But the little snow girl, who only eats ice porridge and prefers frost to warmth, leaves them forever when the old couple's love is put to the test and found wanting because of their cold-hearted trickery of a fox who had helped their daughter find her way home.