Billy finds it hard to get used to the idea of going to a big new school. His mum is very understanding as she gets his things ready, but he has bad dreams and doesn't really want to go where he might get lost or start to cry. Billy is very interested in birds, and while putting food on his bird table, he finds a little sparrow who looks small and weedy. The other birds are picking on it, so Billy and his mum take the bird into the house and make it comfortable in a box. By morning the bird is better and is able to fly away, and Billy is able to 'fly' to his new school as well. He finds friends and a kind teacher and is happy. Wonderful in illustration and text. The perfect book for a child frightened of the new experience of school.