Tina Matt is the main character of the story in the opening of the collecton ‘The Island stories ..’ and tells the story of a pencil that meets a young woman named Sophie who becomes part of the life of a Parisian family who have two children, Juliete and Daniel.

Tina is keen observer who realises the young nanny has something special about her way of being, something that makes her special, di3erent from others. Tina is increasingly intrigued by the behaviour of Sophie, and eventually discovers her secret.