Author of bestselling Holes - over half a million copies have been sold in the UK alone Lively and engaging eight-book series for 5-7 year olds - each story in the series tackles everyday problems and issues faced by children with refreshing humour and not once falling into patronising moralising Filled with black and white illustrations by Sue Hellard - a much admired and respected illustrator of children's books - adding her own humour and energy to the books

Marvin cannot get to sleep. It's late, the ground is hard in Nick Tuffle's garden, he is far too full on cake and he has drunk too much punch. Then he hears a low humming noise. He feels the earth shudder beneath him and there is a bright flash - sort of the same colour as the green icing on Nick's birthday cake. Is he dreaming or was that a flying birthday cake, candles aglow? Perhaps something much stranger is on the horizon...