Six Little Bunkers at Captain Ben's

The six little Bunkers are back from Uncle Fred's ranch, full of games, chatter, and the kind of lively imagination that can turn an attic into a steamboat. Russ captains the make-believe voyage, Rose keeps order, and the younger children add their own comic questions, riddles, and cowboy ideas—until smoke from the chimney suddenly breaks into their fun and turns play into danger. A chimney fire sends the household into alarm, with Mrs. Bunker, Norah, firemen, and neighbors all rushing to help. Just when the broken ladder seems to make rescue impossible, a confident stranger appears and climbs to the roof by way of the lightning rod, rain pipe, and ivy. Mrs. Bunker recognizes him as Captain Ben, and his daring hose-down of the chimney saves the house. Fresh from the war, he soon reveals another surprise: he has come to invite the Bunkers to his seashore home at Grand View. Their journey brings even more adventure when Tad Munson, a hungry apple thief with a hard luck story, enters their lives. Kindness replaces suspicion, and Captain Ben offers to help him reach Avalon. Along the roadside, a mysterious commotion proves to be nothing more dangerous than a mule tormenting the stalled automobile, sending the children from alarm to laughter once again. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.