From the dust jacket: "Miss White has written another delightful New England story, with seven-year old Abigail as heroine. Abigail is a great help with babies and a warm friend to cats. Little cousin Esther and two older sisters of Abigail's are among the dramatis personae, with the spotlight turned occasionally on a calico cat, who, like all of Miss White's characters, has a mind of her own. The setting is New Hampshire and Salem, and the time the late 1820's, and as a background for the doings of the small cousins, there is a charming picture of family life. The quaintness and humor of the text are reflected in fascinating scissors-cuts by Lisl Hummel.