When Eppie gets squished to the size of a strawberry, ends up flying round the world, landing on planet sock and about to be kidnapped by a handsome alien prince, it's up to her brother Zeke to rescue her. What follows is a laugh-a-minute adventure full of short-sighted cats, space rockets, burps, possums, owls, goodies, baddies, galactic battles, movie stars, superstars, false moustaches, girls' nighties, flying horses, bright pink lipstick, footballs, diamonds, lovesick Martians and motorbike rides with the man in the moon - and that's all before mum wakes up. This slapstick adventure, bursting with anarchic energy has enormous child-appeal even for the most reluctant reader.

 

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Gretel Killeen started writing comedy by accident when she stood up to perform a very serious poem and everybody laughed. From here she moved to writing and performing comedy in a variety of theatres and clubs across her home country, Australia. These days Gretel is a high-profile figure working in TV, Radio and Print and recently hosted the Australian series of Big Brother. She has published a number of books, including the bestselling, My Life is a Toilet, and six titles in the My Sister's. series. Gretel lives in Sydney's inner city with her two children, Zeke and Eppie. Leigh Hobbs lives in Australia, where his children's books win many prizes. He frequently visits the UK and is brilliant at doing book events.