Child From the Stars

When Belladonna Baggins discovers a strange child alone beneath the Hill, she brings the little girl home to Bag End despite her husband's many objections.

Small, tailed, and endlessly hungry, Kumiko is unlike anything the Shire has ever seen. Yet beneath her wild energy and mysterious origins is only a lonely child in need of love.

As the seasons pass, Kumiko grows surrounded by warm hearths, second breakfasts, ribbons tied carefully around her tail, and the gentle affection of the family who slowly claim her as their own.

But far beyond the peace of Hobbiton, destiny still waits beneath the Mountain.