When a young servant-girl finds herself alone in the forest, following the murder of the family who employed her, a white dove comes to her with a succession of golden keys, each of which unlocks a secret arboreal chamber, where she finds everything she needs to live. Eventually, the dove enlists the girl in a quest to find the ring that can free him from an enchantment...

I'm puzzled to see this described by another reviewer as a "Russian folk-tale," as the cover explicitly states that it is adapted from the Brothers Grimm. Based upon Die Alte im Wald ("The Old Woman in the Forest"), its has many elements that will be familiar to fairy-tale readers, despite being one of the less well-known of the Grimm Märchen. Although by no means brilliant, Jeanette Winter's narrative and illustrations will engage the reader. Grimm completists, in particular, will want to take a look at this one. ( )