I read this lovely, enchanting book when I was..... under ten yrs old and I've never forgotten it. I got it out from the library some months ago and read it to my wife and teen-age children, who just LOVED it. So now, at almost 50, I MUST have it in my library! If you have an opportunity, have a read; it will awaken the child fantasy mind in you again.It's a story of a young boy who falls in love with a model of a wee Viking ship, small enough to fit in his pocket." "how much is it?" "All the money in the world, and a little bit over" said the shopkeeper. Peter had a total of three shillings - two pence of which were not his.....The ship took him, his brother and two sisters on many adventurous journeys across time and space to whatever destination they chose.