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96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1966
Kirstine lives with her grandfather in an old mill beside a lazy river called Slow. When the days are quiet and still she feels restless and longs to run away. So when the mysterious Old Man shows her the wicker boat drawn by seven wild geese, she decides at once to set out and find the place where the wind is always blowing . . .*obviously there's an alt. cover for this ISBN. Mine is predominantly powder blue and has a cartoonish girl and boy in a wicker boat, afloat amongst the reeds, and 4 geese flying overhead.
Told with the timelessness of a fairy tale, this is a special book for younger readers.
Illustrated by Peggy Fortnum
Cover illustration* by Shirley Felts