A little dog goes for a ride and hears the clip-clop of a horse's hoofs, the ring of a cow bell, and many other sounds of the country in summertime.

Tells the story of the Meadows family and the life they lead in the quiet country town of Blue Hill, Virginia.

People from all over the county attend an auction where people bid on everything from clothes and paintings to a stuffed groundhog and a potbellied stove.

Maybelle, Jack, and Eddie want to help Ma by putting something extra on the table, so they set out in the dark to take potatoes from a nearby field, but when they arrive home and empty their potato sacks, they are surprised by what they see.

Stanley goes for a drive on a hot day in the countryside.

An old woman moves to the country in order to have a peaceful life with lots of time to read but soon finds that each season brings other tasks to keep her busy.

The annual summer visit to the country home of the Old Ones, the uncles and aunts who raised Daddy, brings joy and good times.

When Holly's family moves from the city to a farm, she longs to get a horse for her birthday. Based on events in the author's childhood.