Billy Rush and the Leaf Mite Adventures

Billy Rush and the Leaf Mite Adventures" is about a boy named Billy, who lives with his family on a farm in the Panhandle of north Texas. His favorite time of year is slowly approaching, and he can hardly wait to finally see his little friend Jacob again. Jacob, the leaf mite, is as small as the size of a dandelion petal. Autumn begins when the color neechs change the green summer leaves into vibrant autumn colors. Leaf mites help bring on winter by chewing the leaf stems off the trees and riding the leaves slowly down to the ground, guided by the breeze created by the wind sprites. Once all the leaves are gone, winter is soon to arrive. Billy has been anxiously waiting for autumn to arrive so he can once again see his little friend. Now that it is finally here, school must come first. After school, Billy finds Jacob in the tree beside the barn and they spend the late afternoon remembering old times. As evening progresses into night, a storm approaches. By morning, the sudden storm turns the late autumn upside down. A trouble making wind sprite drops Jacob on a frozen pond and Billy comes to his rescue. Grandpa mite wants the wind sprites tricks to stop and makes plans to visit the king of the wind sprites.