Mickey is always telling lies. Not just small ones, but great BIG enormous ones, too. Then he goes to stay with Grandma and an awful thing happens. Mickey's lies stop being lies, and start to come true. When he says there are frogs in his soup, they really do appear! And what was a totally made-up allergy to soap - and washing in general - is now an allergy for real! Poor Mickey, he's beginning to ever telling lies in the first place - however fun it was. Will he really learn his lesson, though?

 

There are 48 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 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Frieda Hughes is a talented artist and poet, as well the author of many books for children. She is the daughter of the late poet Laureate, Ted Hughes, and the late author Sylvia Plath. Frieda spends a lot of time in Australia, where she has a house, but lives mainly in London with her husband, the artist Laszlo Lucas.