Amy June Bates

A spacious umbrella welcomes anyone and everyone who needs shelter from the rain.

"When the first apple falls from the tree, Faith and Peter know that its applesauce weather, even though Peter is getting a little old for such things. It also means Uncle Arthur should be here to tell his stories, with a twinkle in his eye as he spins tales about how he came to have a missing finger. But this is the first year without Aunt Lucy, and when Uncle Arthur arrives, theres no twinkle to be found and no stories waiting to be told. Faith...

In absence of their father, a brother and sister adopt four dogs and a cat in an attempt to save their family.