Once upon a time there were three bears, seven dwarfs, five gorillas, a
frog prince, some sleeping beauties, a wolf, a dinosaur, a mad hatter, a
steamboat, four firemen on a fire engine, a considerable number of giant
beanstalks - and a little boy named Jeremiah Obadiah Jackenory Jones.
Jeremiah lives in the Dark Woods with his grandma, who is brave enough
to fight off crocodiles with her bare hands and her handbag. But her
legs aren't so good, so when her jam tarts are stolen she sends Jeremiah
into the woods to find the culprit... Another highly entertaining story
from Janet and Allan Ahlberg, which will delight both children and
parents