With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride. 1982 Caldecott Honor Book Notable Children's Books of 1981 (ALA) 1982 American Book Award 1981 Boston Globe'Horn Book Award for Illustration Best Books of Spring 1981 (SLJ) Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1981 (NYT) Children's Books of 1981 (Library of Congress) 1981 Children's Books (NY Public Library)