Wickedly Scrumptious!
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The work seemed like slavery at its worst. It involved lots of chopping, scooping-up and carrying, an extremely messy occupation.
“Its mingin!” cried Billy.
“Shush, keep quiet,” whispered Smudge “They might make us stay here.”
The boys continued walking through the room with Limpitt at the front and Muscles behind, into the passageway.
What they encountered next, was something which was too hideous to mention, but it will be mentioned, because it was hideously fascinating.
It was the blood curdling screech from beyond that they heard. It was the awful sight that they witnessed which shocked them to shivers.
The loud racket came from another place which was even more gruesome.
Whatever it was, it was foul and smelly, and once revealed, appeared to be a type of monstrous zoo.
Smudge and Billy instinctively knew that there were evil creatures lurking within the masses of giant cages which were stacked from floor to ceiling.
As they stared closer the boys received a terrible fright.
They couldn’t believe their eyes, because what they saw next was indeed too unspeakable for words.
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About the Book
Arrangements have been made for Smudge to stay with Mr and Mrs Butt and their obnoxious son Billy, whilst his parents go on holiday.
Billy Butt is a naughty, greedy bully and a food worshipper. The boys hate each other.
On a day out, Billy runs off to explore, and Smudge chases after him into a dark forest where they get hopelessly lost. It is there where they fall into the evil hands of Madge and Reggie Stinkhorn, who lure them into their home with the promise of tasty treats.
It is also there where the boys are trapped and made to work as slaves in an underground factory, run by two nasty henchmen, Limpitt and Muscles.
They eventually discover a sinister trade involving monstrous creatures, where secrets lurk around every corner.
They must escape to tell the world.
‘What they encountered next was something too hideous to mention, but it will be mentioned, because it was hideously fascinating.’
About the Author
Kate Collins was born in Macclesfield Cheshire.
She is married and has three grown-up children, a granddaughter called Laura and a dog called Finn.
She has worked as a freelance artist in the past, and now works as an ophthalmic specialist nurse at
This is her first childrens’ book.
Lucy Collins was born in 1974 in
She studied for a Masters degree in illustration at