Mummy Pig has had enough. Her family may like living in a muddle, but she does not. So, while Dad slips out to the shops, Posy, Pip and Gran help her tidy up. But then poor Baby Pig begins to cry . . . he's lost his teddy! Could it be that the house is too tidy?

Vibrant art and a comic text combine in a story to celebrate the everyday chaos of family life. A real antidote to the tidy brigade!

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 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Sally Crabtree writes and performs rhymes, songs and stories for young children. She lives in Cornwall with her husband, artist Tom Rickman, and their two children. Magic Train Ride is her first project with Barefoot Books. About the artist: Sonia Esplugas studied illustration at the Escola de la Dona in Barcelona, Spain, and now lives with her husband and their two cats in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sonia has published many books in Spain and Argentina, but this is her first project with Barefoot Books. Barbara Nascimbeni is the popular illustrator of the picture books SMALL BROWN DOG'S BAD REMEMBERING DAY (0 333 74539 6), ARCHIE HATES PINK (0 333 90082 0) and RUDE MULE (0 333 96017 3). She has illustrated two sets of board books for Macmillan and her books have been sold into ten countries.