Hetty and her brother Hank wanted creaky, squeaky shoes. Now, high in the Blue Ridge Mountains where they lived there were no shoes of this kind, nor did Hank and Hetty have any money. They did have some turnip seeds and these they planted and tended until they had the fattest, juiciest turnips in all that region.

They set out to town to sell them. Their adventures on the way and in town, their return home and the things they brought back with them, are told about in pictures and story that will delight boys and girls from four to six.

The author has lived in the Blue Ridge country and has known people like Hetty and Hank, their Pappy and Mammy, and their many friends.

The country, the people and their ways lend themselves perfectly to this kind of picture-story book. American boys and girls will enjoy the adventures of other American children. Older people will appreciate the skill with which Ellis Credle has caught the flavor of the mountain folk.

From the dust jacket