Dick King-Smith at his best . . . Don't be deceived by its apparent simplicity: it stands reading and re-reading, and each time you chuckle at something different

Larger than life characters leap from the pages of this engaging and humourous story

An unusual theme that gives rise to a great deal of humour . . . The illustrations are jaunty and the writing uncluttered and unsentimental

Told with the exuberant brand of humour we associate with Dick King-Smith . . . An excellent buy

It grips from its second sentence