Brilliant! I love Tor Freeman anyway so was very keen to read this. This book is completely, magnificently bonkers and I can't wait for the next one.

Shirley follows a coin down a man hole and ends up in the Underworld, where she meets George, a cockroach. George was washed down the drain after he and his family were discovered by the human whose cupboards they'd been living in. George only knows one way of getting out but it involves a perilous journey to The Boss.

I really liked the way that this story referenced other stories (for example, Alice in Wonderland, Hansel and Gretel) and children (and adults) will enjoy spotting these.