I don' t want to scare you

But just behind you

Is a ... .

No! Don' t look!

Just act calmly

As if it wasn' t there.

Like I said,

Can you hear me if I whisper?

Just behind you

Is a ... .

Read all about Magic the rabbit, the space explorer and the ferret. Beware of Barry' s budgie and whatever you do, don' t look behind you! A sparkling collection from one of the UK' s top performance poets.

This book has been graded for interest at 7-11 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Tim Archbold was born in Northumberland and lives in the Scottish Borders. He has written and illustrated over 100 books for children, including Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles (2012). David Harmer is the headteacher of a primary school in Doncaster. He has been writing and editing books for the past 12 years. He is also a great performance poet and works with fellow Macmillan poet Paul Cookson in the popular Spill the Beans poetry duo.