"You have ten minutes to get ready Three minutes until lights out One more minute to read " Like children everywhere, one young girl is all too familiar with reminders about time--especially from her mother. Then she wishes her mom would stop talking about time altogether, and it happens . . . almost. Her mom turns into a big blue clock.
With her clock-mother ticking beside her, the girl sets off on her scooter to find help. The Clock Hospital is closed for vacation, but the Clock Spa--a magical place where worn-out clocks can rest, relax, and be repaired--is open. Thanks to a wise woman and a little respite, time begins to make sense again.