Inside the Tree House

Annabelle Yates had been dealt a terrible blow when her mother and younger sister were killed in an automobile accident a year before. With the love and support of Mrs. Hobbs and Annabelle's friends in the Alphabet Gang she has managed to find her happiness again. Thomas Yates however continued to struggle with the loss. His anger and despair would get the best of him and drive him to drinking, sometimes for days on end. Annabelle turns again to Mrs. Hobbs and her friends for help. Agnes Hobbs, retired art teacher and lifetime babysitter of the Alphabet Gang, gives them a gift to share that will change their lives forever. Contained within a tube and tucked away in the ceiling of an old outbuilding are the plans for a magnificent tree house. She insists that Thomas and the children build it. Thomas and the Alphabet Gang will build far more than just a tree house. They cement the bonds of friendship that will last a lifetime. They create their own special place that is hidden from the world behind a wall of Blue Spruce trees, a place they will call Annabelle's Kingdom.