Before joining Usborne, Simon worked in Moscow as sports editor for a local paper. These days he writes about things that aren't actually real, but are very important nevertheless. Mysteries and monsters and impossible quests in faraway realms that you won't find on any map. All the sort of stuff he loved as a child, basically. (And still does.)

Put down that tablet and pick up a different sort of pad for some old-fashioned holiday fun. You'll be amazed by just how much entertainment you can have with this book - and it won't even need charging.