Ted is four years old.

Nina is six.

And this refreshing little picture book is the story of a happy day when mother sent Ted and Nina on an errand to the grocery store.

Ted and Nina wait for the traffic light at the corner. They explore Mr. Jones' grocery store while older customers are waited on. They enjoy the importance of ordering and paying for the list of groceries mother has given them. They relish the cookies kindly Grocer Jones gives them.

Marguerite de Angeli has caught the spirit of everyday adventure which lies behind every errand to the grocery store in a six-year-old's mind in her simple text and animated pictures.

From the dust jacket