Books for kids...

* Four Silly Skeletons by Mark Sperring (Bloomsbury, €8.10) 

Four silly skeletons, Fred, Sid, Belle and Bill live at the top of a very steep hill, and at the bottom where the ground is good and flat, lives their dear, sweet, Auntie June and her Skellybones cat.

But when the four tumble over a cliff, Auntie June has to call on most of her skill to piece them back together — with surprising results. Good fun. Suitable for age four and upwards.