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Ian Ogilvy
Measle and the Doompit
Oxford (373 pages) 9780192726223
The author is the actor well known for playing the part of The Saint and this series of books bucks the trend for celebrity names producing lame-duck children's books by being brilliant and having a wide age appeal. Measle's enemy Toby Jugg joins a school trip and pushes Measle into a hole - a deep hole, the Doompit. Then there are werewolves, giant ants and their pincers, an abominable snowman, a gorgon, and a search for Iggy and Tinker and for a way out. Measle is without magic so relies on his wits, and some assistance, in these clever, determinedly silly adventures. It is all high-energy cracking good fun and deservedly very popular.