As Beatrix watches her friends skate on the pond, she is sad because she doesn't have any skates. She works to earn them. With Christmas coming she is confronted with a big decision of how to spend her hard-earned money.

Charlie Chipmunk and Beatrix's grandmother help her with this dilemma. As a result, she learns the meaning of Christmas.

The illustrator, Kim sawyer is a self-taught artist. He draws, paints and has done sculptures in metal. He was most pleased to be asked to illustrate this book, his first.