"Will it be autumn soon? an impatient young mouse asks. "Will we toast marshmallows around a cozy fire? And tell shivery stories long past bedtime? Soon?"

"Yes, autumn will come," his mother answers. "But now it is summer."

As a young mouse eagerly looks forward to everything that autumn will bring—friends at school, fallen leaves to play in, pumpkins to carve—his mother gently encourages him to join in all the summery joys that surround him right now—dancing fireflies, sunny beaches, peaches fresh from the orchard.

In this delightful tale, Eileen Spinelli reminds readers to be content in the moment and to look for happiness wherever they are. Children are sure to love Mary Newell DePalma's soft and whimsical paintings of mice celebrating summer.

From the dust jacket