The Alderwild Wood describes the culture and traditions of the different fairie groups, gnomes, dwarves, and trolls living in Horse Thief Bay, part of The Thousand Islands region of the St. Lawrence River. While the story is full of fantasy, the environmental theme is sobering. It is stuffed with over 150 pieces of art, some serving as illustrations and others as adornment, but all relate to the local vanishing ecosystem in botanical detail.