Children's tales of the joy of the Christmas season set against a backdrop of America's most charming city. Share the wonder of a small boy who greets one of Claus' reindeer beneath the foggy, moss-shrouded oaks of Charleston's historic Battery; meet Butter the golden retriever, who nurses an injured teal back to health in the marshes along the Ashley River; ride cobbled streets with Magnolia, the carriage horse who refuses to pull without a carriage filled with children; discover the magic of The Silver Locket, in which two young girls share a wondrous Charleston snowfall & learn the true meaning of the season. Ten stories by award-winning journalist, poet & writer Bruce Smith - the Charleston correspondent for the Associated Press whose stories about Charleston & the South Carolina coast have been published throughout the South, across the nation & around the world. 110 page, perfectbound trade paperback. Illustrated with black & white renderings of Charleston scenes. Cover illuminated in silver, red & black. $11.95 retail. To order: Marsh Wind Press, Box 1596, Mount Pleasant, SC 29465; 803-884-5957.