Story Overview

Forced to move to their gran's house when their father loses his job, the story begins when Christian witnesses a strange creature emerge from a hole beneath the garden shed. Determined to capture it, Christian invites his cousins for a sleepover; thereby following a weekend of adventure and mayhem as the children make friends with the creatures whose home in a prehistoric cavern underneath the woodland comes under threat from a nearby mining site.

Characters and Plot

With the help of his eccentric gran, his sister and her madcap cat; Socks; Christian and his cousins hatch a plan to save the prehistoric site. But with his dad now working for the mining company, will Christian and the children succeed in helping their furry friends save their home? And what secrets does the cavern hold?