Shark in the Park introduced me, and my son, to the offbeat, surreal and zany delights of Nick Sharratt. Since then , we have been gradually expanding our collection of books by this author: What's in the Witch's Kitchen is the best we have read to date - a book of lift-the-flap choices with 'magic' transformations if you change your mind.
Everyone has their favourite feature in it! My son loves the pop-up ending (I won't say what or it's a spoiler!), and my nephew loves the washing-machine piranhas. Older children have been delighted by the mild, silly toilet-humour in substituting sweets for rabbit droppings. It's a winner for all ages. Not only this, but it continues to spark long, excited discussions about why there might be piranhas in the washing-machine, and who would really drink goblin's wee!
It's currently my toddler's favourite book, and mine. Definitely the best in its genre since Pienkowski's classic Haunted House -in fact, on a level with it, for sheer fun, artistic value, and longevity.