Summary
The widow McDowell and her seven-year-old son Thomas ask the gruff Jonathan Toomey, the best wood-carver in the valley, to carve the figures for a Christmas creche. Free Grammy-nominated audio recording by James Earl Jones available for download at www.candlewick.com/Toomey -- Full description
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