This entertaining and informative book gives life to the true memories of Paul Stedman, a boy who lived in the Rose Island Lighthouse (Newport, Rhode Island) in the 1930s with his grandfather, the lighthouse keeper. In this second book of The Rose Island Lighthouse Series, charming short stories about Paul’s adventures are adeptly intermixed with factual chapters, whimsical paintings, and historical photographs. Written to be enjoyed by readers of all ages or shared with young children, The Island Adventures of Paul Stedman provides a fascinating peek at life in a New England lighthouse early in the Twentieth Century.