Billy and the Minpins (illustrated by Quentin Blake)

Billy`s mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So, one day, that`s exactly what he does! There he meets the Minpins, tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks. They live in fear of the terrible, galloping GRUNCHER. Will it gobble Billy too - or can he find a way to defeat the hungry beast?