Jeffrey's Aunt Julia is so house-proud that she won't let him do anything, so he has no friends. Then he finds a thick yellow goo in his great-grandfather's cabinet which makes things come alive. When Aunt Julia forces him to pour it down the lavatory, that in turn comes alive, and eats her.

 

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 1992 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Nicholas Allan studied Fine Art at the Slade and has completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. His highly original picture books have won him several awards, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award for The Queen's Knickers .