I was not expecting this story. I was expecting a comical farce with a title Like the Wolf and Underpants freezes buns off. Instead I did get a bit of a farce, got a little bit of Beauty and the Beast, I got a little bit of sorrow, and a whole lot of happiness. This book is a great way to introduce homelessness to your children. It never uses that word. It doesn't degrade anybody or separate them out. It just points out that on cold freezing nights some people don't have a place to stay. This book is well and lovingly done and deserves to be in every library's collection.