Simon is a toddler who loves his teddy bear, Snowtop, whose fur is covered in jam, paint and sand. Mum and Gran are not so keen. So Gran takes him out for the afternoon, and on their return a Strange Bear is waiting for Simon. That night they go on a Snowtop hunt. The story works on two levels, so it is satisfying both for adults which will enjoy the throwaway humour and smallchildren who know the importance of your own special teddy with his own special smell.
Nothing can stop it burbling and gurgling.
Isabel gets embarrassed and her friends get the giggles. But, on a school visit to the zoo, Isabel's roaring tum saves the day. Very sharp modern drawings combine with tummy humour to make this a winner. But everywhere she goes in the house the children follow her. Murphy's lovely, witty books about an elephant family show situations recognisable to every child and every mother who has ever wanted her own five minutes of peace.