The Bat of Barga

Pip and Pippa, two English children discover a secret bookshop whilst on holiday in Barga. There they meet Rinaldo, an old man who is sadly disappointed by modern children's lost belief in magic. There they also meet Pippi, a young bat who has discovered that the mountains near the town are moving slowly towards it, threatening its' destruction. Wonder of wonders! Pippi can talk to them and they to him. Together with Rinaldo and Pippi they discover the evil behind this phenomenon and set about righting the wrong.