Ray the lighthouse keeper and Croup, his furry, fat dog are the characters portrayed in this collection of four children's stories. They save a fog-bound ship and Croup becomes a hero; they rescue a little bird stuck with tar and celebrate Ray's birthday. Margaret Joy has contributed many stories to BBC TV's "Play School" and BBC Radio's "Listen with Mother". Her children's books include "Tales from Allotment Lane School", "Allotment Lane School Again", "Hairy and Slug" and "See You at the Match".
Miss Mee's troublesome class are back in another story about Allotment Lane School, this time on a class outing to London. There's trouble at Trafalgar Square when Mike and Paul decide to cool down in the fountain, panic when Steve thinks he's caught the plague, and a lesson in rhyming slang.