Once upon a time, there was a beautiful young maiden with lovely hands and a kind heart. On the night of a New Year's Eve party, miles of suitors lined up to kiss her perfect fingers and hands. But instead of attracting a husband, she attracted a terrible curse! The next morning, Mademoiselle Grands Doigts awoke heartbroken--her beauty had vanished, replaced by warts and gnarled fingers! Ashamed, she ran to her attic, never to be seen again. Now, every New Year's Eve, Mademoiselle Grands Doigts finds nice children and fills their shoes with treats, proving that pretty is as pretty does. The lush and dreamy illustrations of this eerie morality tale will quickly beguile children in this enduring Cajun New Year's Eve legend.