I recall these books from my childhood. At the age of nine years, they were used as an incentive by my teacher to the class to behave and they worked extremely well. The character of Fudge and his older brother were believable and they are books that I very much want my own children to grow up with as know that it will bring to them a love of reading. The writer had this fantastic method of getting herself within the mindset of all the characters, of developing a family filled with humour as well as making these very much real characters to children.