* Sir Dancealot Timothy Knapman and Keith Robinson (Bloomsbury, €8.20)

The Very Greedy Bee by Steve Smallman and Jack Tickle (Little Tiger; €9.50 HB) is a salutary lesson about the alienation caused by greed.

MATTHEW’S GOALS by Michael Hardcastle (A&C Black; €5.92). Soccer-mad Matthew forgets to close the door of his mum’s freezer, leading to the worst punishment possible — being banned from playing soccer just as an important fixture is looming.