Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids

Gilbert is a boy who refuses to eat what is on his plate. He offers a deal to his long suffering parents.

It's 1950 - a time long ago before vacuum cleaners. Mrs Spew is a grass widow because her husband is away all week selling brushes.

Spoilt, tantrum-prone Prince Spencer and his childhood sweetheart Princess Britney are pledged in marriage.

Cheating Broccoli Brassica resorts to Genetic Modification to grow the largest fruit and vegetables in Sleepy Backwater on the Mould.

Bart Thumper refuses to eat vegetables. When his parents finally trick him into eating cauliflower he discovers that he has the smelliest farts in the world and uses them to pay back his poor parents.

In a village called Whispering Downs outside Brighton which has been recently spoiled by a bypass, lives Cat Clore.

Popering Partridge is embarrassed to be seen in public with his parents, because his father has an unusual job.

Lisa Toadley is horrible to her little brother, Wycombe, but never lets her parents see her doing it. As a result, her parents think she is God's gift and indulge her passion for Musical Statues.

Josiah Reeks refuses to obey signs, which is a problem at home, because his father is a sign writer and uses them to set house rules.

Petty is a sulker; a petulant princess with a long face who is jealous of anything anyone else has got.

Nathaniel's parents have created a wax museum called The Kingdom of Wax containing lots of contemporary celebrities.

Purnellopy Underblanket is a terrible speller, but thinks she's absolutely marvellous.

Humpty Egg is forever taking things apart to see how they work, but never puts them back together again, which means that the Egg household is in permanent chaos.