The People In Pineapple Place — Anne Lindbergh

August Brown, new kid on the block, finds more than he bargains for when he follows the ragbag lady to mysterious Pineapple Place. Here, on a quaint cobblestone street of cheerful houses, live seven invisible -- except to August -- children from another time. Before he knows it, August and his fantastic new friends have embarked on the adventure of a lifetime in the nation's capital!