This is one in a series of six books, the others being Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spindrift. Jennifer Aulie introduces this book with a short essay on 'The Value of Music in the Life of the Young Child', giving the reader an insight into mood-of-the-fifth music, its meaning and uses. The book itself contains a selection of songs, stories and poems from around the world on subjects as diverse as friendship, work, magic, and marriage. Most of these tales have a moral message, and all reveal humanity's endless longing for the satisfaction that comes from a good story.