Nominated for the Fantastic Book Awards.
Mr. and Mrs. Bigsby of the Pig and Whistle, Stoke Newington already look after ten children. When constable O'Dowd brings them an eleventh orphan he found on the street, Ma Bigsby is reluctant to take her. But there's something about Elfie, it's the first day of a new century and Ma loves a mystery. Just why does Elfie posses a little watercolour of the Pig and Whistle? As the mystery unfolds, Elfie's world will change completely.