It's Christmas in Great Kerfuffle, but something's not quite right. Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face have been extra good this year but they don't have any presents! They know Father Christmas wouldn't forget them so something must have happened to him. It's up to them to save Christmas (or at least find their presents!)

`Great fun, especially when read aloud.' Parents in Touch `Infectiously silly' The Bookbag `Utterly silly and utterly splendid' Makingthemreaders `Really, really, really funny!' Jake `a sure-fire winner for Mr Gum fans.' Metro (London)

A perfect Christmas treat which will delight fans of the series and also appeal to many new fans. With a host of unforgettable and hilarious characters, the Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books are already proving to be a big hit with children (and their parents!) everywhere. Funny and highly-promotable author, John Dougherty and top illustrator of children's books including the Mr Gum series, David Tazzyman are a dream team. Anarchic, fun, and clever - a proper funny story for children to get their teeth into. Tried and tested - children love these characters and the whole crazy world they inhabit. Lots of books claim to be funny but the Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books really are! Will appeal as much to adults reading to their children as to children reading for themselves - a relief for bored parents everywhere!

John Dougherty was born in Larne, Northern Ireland. He studied psychology at university and then tried his hand at a number of jobs including YMCA hostel worker, factory machine operator, and unsuccessful singer-songwriter, before becoming a primary school teacher. Whilst John was teaching, his interest in children's literature was reawakened and he soon began writing stories and pestering publishers with them. After the publication of Zeus on the Loose in 2004 he left teaching and took up writing full-time, only with more tea breaks. His books have been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards - and one was chosen by The Times as one of the Best Children's Books of the Year 2011 - but, more importantly, they make children giggle. David Tazzyman grew up in Leicester, studied illustration at Manchester Metropolitan University, and then travelled around Asia for three years before moving to London in 1997. He is the acclaimed illustrator of the Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton, as well as other

A perfect Christmas treat which will delight fans of the series and also appeal to many new fans. With a host of unforgettable and hilarious characters, the Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books are already proving to be a big hit with children (and their parents!) everywhere. Funny and highly-promotable author, John Dougherty and top illustrator of children's books including the Mr Gum series, David Tazzyman are a dream team. Anarchic, fun, and clever - a proper funny story for children to get their teeth into. Tried and tested - children love these characters and the whole crazy world they inhabit. Lots of books claim to be funny but the Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books really are! Will appeal as much to adults reading to their children as to children reading for themselves - a relief for bored parents everywhere!