It is bedtime, and a girl is tidying a tremendous mess of toys into a great pile in a laundry basket. Her brother dares her to lift the basket high above her head, which she succeeds in doing. Then he has a try, and fails, dropping the basket and scattering the toys all over the place. This starts a sequence of challenges between the two children. There are some things the boy can do and some things the girl can do. Penny Dale's other books include "The Stopwatch", "Ten in the Bed" and "Wake Mr B!".

 

There are 25 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 1989 by Walker Books Ltd .

Penny Dale studied fine art and design at Exeter College of Art, and has since worked on community art projects, street theatre props and as a graphic designer. She won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990 for Rosie's Babies written by Martin Waddell. She lives in Newport, Wales.