Dyer, Heather

Toby, an orphan who has always lived in a hotel by the sea, finally finds the love and support of a real family when he meets Eliza Flot, the daughter of mermaid parents who are stranded under the dock.

Twins James and Amanda do not know where to turn for help when an small angel with a broken wing knocks on their window one rainy night, looking for shelter and a little respite from the hymn singing and do-gooding of her heavenly home.

When the twins are in bed, an angel flies into their bedroom.

Toby, an orphan who has always lived in a hotel by the sea, finally finds the love and support of a real family when he meets Eliza Flot, the daughter of mermaid parents who are stranded under the dock.

Tina helps a penguin escape from the zoo while on a school outing, but keeping the bird at home in her room proves to be too complicated.

While visiting her cousins, Ibby learns about the disappearance of her magician uncle and, with the help of an old box of magic tricks, tries to make him reappear.