Throughout the seasons in northern Vermont, Darrell helps his neighbors with snowplowing, supplying wood, and excavation work, never finding time to fix his own barn roof, but when a windstorm passes through town, he finds his kindness to his neighbors returned.

"A lion finds a wounded bird in his garden and decides to care for it through the winter. When spring arrives, the bird's flock returns. The bird goes off with its flock. Lion is sad. But autumn brings a wonderful surprise"--

"Snow falls, animals burrow, and children prepare for the wonders winter brings"--

Grace loves the Farmer's Fair and can't wait for its return. She keeps asking her mother when fair time will come, but almost a whole year must pass before it does.

A woman fondly reminisces about the experiences she shared with her family throughout the various seasons on their Vermont farm.

Mother Earth attempts to put her wild child, Autumn, to bed.

Little Tree is very happy in the forest, where he is surrounded by other little trees and his leaves keep him cool in the heat of summer, but when autumn comes and the other trees drop their leaves, Little Tree cannot be pursuaded to let his go, even after they wither and turn brown.

Nothing is better than summer, with its joys of swimming every day and eating ice cream. One little boy's older sister tells him he'd better make the most of it, because summer is going to end soon. When winter comes, she assures him, it will be cold and dark, and the icy rain will turn to snow. They'll be stuck on the sofa for days and won't even dream of eating ice cream. The illustrations belie the bleak forecast with images of glowing autumn leaves,...

"A young girl describes her special friend, a tall, old tree that listens to her secrets, houses her animal friends, and changes throughout the seasons. Includes peek-a-boo die-cut holes in cover and on pages." --