• the first book of the White Woods series • Mika, a young Russian snow leopard, is very confident in herself; she can live by herself without mom or anyone else. But when a wolf made of ice comes from the river and talks to her, everything changes. Kota, a chaser, finds Mika in the woods. He thinks she is special, and asks her to come with him to St. Nick's workshop. Mika finds that the training, food, and friends, are pretty great. But is this too good to be true? Most jolly things are. ><><><>< A short Christmas story based on Scandinavian and Inuit folklore, explaining what goes on behind St Nick's workshop-and the guardians who protect the world when the skies become white, monsters lurk in the snow, and the nights chill your blood ❄️