Lovers of surreal writing might enjoy [[Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell]] or [[One Beastly Beast by Garth Nix]]. Those who prefer their talking mice a little more genteel should turn their attention immediately to the sweet [[The Pirates' Treasure (Tumtum and Nutmeg) by Emily Bearn|Tumtum and Nutmeg stories]] by [[:Category:Emily Bearn|Emily Bearn]].
|comment=My kids love this book and quote from it a lot. It isn’t only “silly” because it has a warm hearted kind of a humour to it and when the words are read out they’re more like music or verse.