Jason Banks and the Pumpkin of Doom

Gillian Cross is perhaps best known for her Demon Headmaster series and its BBC adaptation. She has won many of the most prestigious awards for children’s fiction, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children’s Book Award and the Smarties Prize. She lives near Coventry with her husband.||Sarah Horne grew up in Derbyshire and spent her childhood scampering in fields and playing with goats. She studied illustration at Falmouth College of Arts and now lives in London, where she enjoys creating funky, inky illustrations for children’s books.

"Funny, clever and entertaining" – LoveReading4Kids"A great example of how a very serious issue can also be made into something that is not just worthy but great fun too" – The Letterpress Project"Hilarious" – Lancashire Evening Post"An unusual and fun Barrington Stoke title … will appeal to readers of both genders and to reluctant and non-reluctant readers alike" – English 4-11 Magazine