Little Billy was tired of being good. He longed to explore the black secret wood - The Forest of Sin. So, despite warnings from his mother, he enters the forest. There, he encounters the Minpins, who live in terror of the most awesome creature invented: the Red-Hot-Smoke-Belching Gruncher. Little Billy with help from the Minpins devises a plan to defeat the monster and finds himself proclaimed a hero
Analysis
English fiction Children's stories
Notes
For 7-10 year olds -- Education Services, Wellington, N.Z