Interspersed amidst the myriad contributions from Puffin authors are six
poems about 'Impossible Pets' written by Peter Dickinson and illustrated by
Raymond Briggs.

• The Cuddlyjob is a ball of fur that grows so big it'll swallow up
   all who encounter it...

• The Barracoy is an untameable alter ego for otherwise goodly children...

• The Knowit is an irritating bird  with the answers to all your homework
   problems, only  it won't divulge them to you....

• The Gibber makes its home inside your tv set...

• The Scapedog is a pet so vicious he'll eventually turn even the
   goodliest of souls to sin and ruin!
     
• My particular favourite, however, is the shrieking Fandango,
   a Kookaburra-type bird:

    By what may we tell the Fandango, my dears?
    By his nondescript tale? His inadequate ears?
    By his mouse-coloured fur? His forgettable beak?
    No. What sets the Fandango apart is his
                                                                 SHRIEK!!!!!


Six great little verses then, with brilliant, simple etched
accompaniments - a real treat, in other words...

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