Meet Piper - a sassy seven-year-old who lives on an island in Maine and takes a lobster boat to school every day! Upset because her older brother has left Peek-a-Boo Island, Piper's refusal to take off his old earmuffs is creating problems for her at home and school. Then, Piper discovers the Fairy Tree - when she reaches into the hollow of the tree she finds a mysterious gift that sparks a new adventure. This is the first in a three-book beginning reader series about a spirited young girl and her encounters with the various characters who inhabit her fascinating island home.