Another magical adventure by Kris and Kate and their accident- prone adorable dog Holly. Their initially delightful voyage ends in a fearsome wreck on an unknown island, their ship shattered into a million fragments, They barely escape with their lives, Holly nearly not making it at all.Unexpectedly helped by birds, they make their way to the king of the island. To Kate he reveals much of the eternal, magical, and spiritual great wisdom of birds, who eventually rebuild the ship for the Venturesome Three, so they can sail safe home in time for tea (pancakes!), having learned much of great truth on the way