First published 1957
A mother, fearing war, sends her young daughter into the enchanted forest. There, the girl meets a guardian who cares for her - but time bends around them, and three days become thirty years. When the girl finally returns home, she and her mother must confront the weight of their separation and the fleeting nature of time.
Genres: 20th-century, fantasy, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: emotional, intimate, whimsical
Tropes: found-family, time-travel
Setting: Alemania, Germany
40 pages · Hardcover · Farrar, Straus and Giroux