Lynne Reid Banks

But now it was Harry who felt brave. ?Come on! Let?s peep at it!" They crawled the rest of the way up the tunnel towards the light. Harry is a poisonous centipede but he?s not very brave. Still, he is the star of this seriously squirmy story. Harry likes to eat things that wriggle and crackle, and things that are juicy and munchy! But there are some things that a poisonous centipede must never try to eat - dangerous things like flying swoopers, belly...

Two boys try to help their toy friends, who can come to life.

Continues the fantasy adventures about a boy and some toy figures that can come to life.

Jane Graham has left the theatre after a scandal and returned to the home of her narrow-minded father. Always disapproving, he throws her out when he learns that she is pregnant.