Four stories make up this children's book. Based around Primrose Hill, London, various characters find themselves in difficult situations. This necessitates the development of various coping strategies in order to extracate themselves from the difficulites they face. It appears that things are never quite as they seem. The narrative 'in media res' meaning in the middle of things is frequently drawn upon. Here the reader is plunged directly into the action with no idea of what or whom is involved. This literary technique engenders fascination and engagement.