The duck and the darklings

Summary: Grandpapa's eyes shine when he remembers the beauty of the world, long ago. Peterboy wants to find something wonderful to bring the light to Grandpapa's eyes and keep it there. What he finds is a duck, wounded and broken, and Grandpapa mends her from top to tail; quack, waddle and wing! This is a triumphant story, for children and adults, about the coming of hope in dark days, the warmth of friendship and the splendour of a new dawn

Spirit of Hope

Pbk. ed
The Fairweathers know everyone and everyone knows the Fairweathers. Their little house is close to a four-lane highway and factories tower overhead. Every morning they wave to the passing trucks and the drivers wave back. They are truly happy... until one gloomy day they learn that their house must be demolished.
In this time of trouble, who can the Fairweathers turn to but their friends and a spirt of hope?