Martin Pebble
'Children in picture books tend to fall into two types: the vulnerable and the invincible. Often, a story will be about the journey from misfit misery to happy conformity. But Martin Pebble by Jean-Jacques Sempe is no ordinary picture book. It is about a French oddball who stays odd. This 1969 classic...is a treat. It is a boosting tale not least of all because [his] eccentricities are never overcome.' (Observer)