A small boy, bored with all his toys, suddenly notices a trapdoor in the ceiling that can be reached by climbing the ladder of his toy fire engine. Once up in the attic he spends a happy day absorbed in imaginary games with the inhabitants of the attic - mice, beetles and spiders. Then he goes out through the window that opens other windows in search of a special friend - who turns out to be a marvellously dopey tiger. But Mum says that they have no attic - she just can't have found the right ladder/

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2004 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Hiawyn Oram is a highly respected, award-winning children's author. With over 60 books publsihed to date, she has also worked on children's television series and musicals. Satoshi Kitamura is a Japanese children's picture book author and illustrator, famous for his watercolours and quirky characters.