Author Description

Written and illustrated by Sandi Morscheck, Summer's Dream is a mysteriously magical, earth-embracing fable about treating others with kindness. Charlie has another thing coming if he thinks his big sister has all the time in the world for him. Self-centered Summer is too busy showing off to her gal pals and catching the attention of the cutest boy in school. She has it all figured out, but when no shows up for her thirteenth birthday party, she cries herself to sleep. When she awakes, she finds herself in a meadow. Lila the Chickadee shows her the way to an enchanted forest, where Summer hones her newfound ability to talk to animals. It's so nice, Summer decides to stay. The thing is, the animals don't like being talked down to, and when Summer is inconsiderate, they'll do more than skip her birthday. Over the course of three days and two nights, Summer learns an important lesson from a forest where forgiveness won't come easy-and kindness is the key.