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.