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want to read or watch TV. “We could make some cat toys. Mom’s got tons of spare knitting wool,” she suggested.
    She showed Mia how to wrap the wool around cardboard to make pom-poms. The toys turned out really well, but Bibi wasn’t too impressed when she saw hers. She opened one eye to look at it and then went straight back to sleep.
    Flame loved his toy. He seemed more like his old self and not as nervous as the day before. Kim and Mia played with him awhile. Flame was so funny, flattening his ears and play-growling as he attacked the pom-pom on its length of wool.
    The phone rang and Kim went to answer it. It was Granddad.
    â€œHi, Granddad. How are you?” Kim said brightly. She told him about the cat toys.
    â€œIt sounds like you and Mia are having fun,” he said with a chuckle. “That’s a really cute kitten you’ve got there. Tell your mom you’re all invited over here tomorrow. Come straight on down to the dock. I’ve got a surprise for you,” he said mysteriously.
    â€œOkay. See you tomorrow, Granddad.” Kim put down the phone and went to pass on the news. I wonder what Granddad’s up to , she thought.
    As she came back into the living room, a shaft of sunlight poured through the window. Kim saw that the garden was bright and fresh after the rain. Trailing the wool behind her, so that Flame chased after it, she went upstairs to check on the chicks.
    As Kim focused on the hole in the shed, she saw a fat little bird perched there. It had speckled brown feathers, a fawn-colored chest, and yellow marks at the sides of its beak.
    It was one of the chicks!
    Kim watched with delight as the baby robin flapped its wings. Gaining confidence, it fluttered out and swooped across to the nearby apple tree.
    Kim whirled around. “Mia!” she shouted. “Come quickly! The chicks are leaving the nest!”
    Mia came running upstairs and into the bedroom.
    â€œTake a look! There’s another one at the hole!” Kim told her excitedly. “It’s getting ready to fly off!”
    Mia saw the second robin make it safely into the apple tree, then she and Kim settled down to watch as two more babies flew out of the nest.
    â€œOnly one to go,” Kim said.
    The last baby poked its head out of the hole. It perched there, swaying slightly, its feathers ruffled by the breeze.
    â€œIt’s a lot smaller than the others,” Mia said. “I hope it’ll be okay.”
    The baby robin didn’t move. Opening its beak, it gave a little chirp. There was a flash of red as an adult robin flew onto the shed roof.
    Kim pointed a finger. “It’s one of the parents. Look, it’s trying to encourage its baby to fly.”
    Kim and Mia watched anxiously as the baby robin fluttered straight down to the lawn. It lay on the grass with its tiny wings outspread and then flew clumsily up to join the others in the apple tree.

    â€œYes!” Kim yelled in relief. She grabbed Mia and they did a little dance of joy around the room.

Chapter EIGHT
    Kim’s curiosity about Granddad’s secret grew stronger when she saw the cheerful decorations strung between the trees on the way through the woods.
    â€œI bet Gran and Granddad have finished working on the Sally Ann !” she whispered to Flame. “Maybe we’re all going on her maiden voyage.”
    â€œWhat is that?” Flame seemed puzzled.
    â€œIt’s when a new boat goes on her first trip,” Kim explained.
    Gran and Granddad were already down at the small dock when Kim and Flame, Mia and Bibi, and Kim’s parents arrived at the riverbank.

    â€œHello, everyone!” Granddad came out of the cabin to welcome them. He had a bottle of champagne in his hand. “The great day is here at last! Our dear old boat is shipshape and ready to go!”
    The Sally Ann looked wonderful with her new paint job, gleaming brass rails, and new red window boxes. Gran had draped a