Toby Tucker: Picking People's Pockets

by Val Wilding, Michael Broad (Illustrator)

I was just dipping a nicely bulging pocket when something gripped my neck. My stomach scrunched up. I whipped my hand out of the pocket and froze. A hoarse voice whispered, "I told you to stay off Mr. Barkitt's patch. Didn't I?" As he said, "Didn't I?" he shook me by the neck. I was stretched so tall I thought I'd lose my trousers. The owner of the fat pocket was smirking at me. He didn't know how near he'd come to being robbed!

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2008