Layn Marlow

Toast, a fieldmouse, is very excited about his birthday. 'How many sleeps is it now?' is his constant refrain. But as the day grows nearer, Toast is not the only one who is counting down. Dad is trying to make Toast a very special, very secret present, and time is running out. Are there enough sleeps left? Originally published: 2005

A little boy is fishing from the edge of the boat, leaning out with his net. Who will keep him safe? His mother comes into the frame. Then the captain of the boat. And finally the guiding star in a sky that is becoming increasingly stormy. The star steadfastly steers the boat through the storm back into the harbour. Everyone is restored to the safe