It's the summer holidays, and a new girl arrives at the park. She's mean and bossy. She boasts about her house, with its lake full of boy-eating crocodiles, its dungeon towers and worse hazards. When the new girl's mother hands out party invitations, the children are naturally not so keen. Their parents think the party is a lovely idea and they agree to take the children. The new girl's house does not have any horrible hazards, and the party is great fun. When it comes to blowing out the candles, the new girl makes a wish... that she can play with the children.

 

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 2010 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Elizabeth Hawkins teaches creative writing at the City Institute. She has written books for children of all ages. The Hamster stories are her first titles for Puffin. Elizabeth lives in North London. Bill Bolton the illustrator has 18 years experience in a diverse range of work including all the titles in Templar's popular Busy Bugz series. Bill lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife, Louise, son Ben and two cats. They live in an environmentally friendly house built into the ground.