An entertaining story about a young girl and her mad uncle rescuing two fairground bumper cars who are kidnapped by owners of a horror fair; for 7-9 year-old readers who are learning to read on their own. Sequel to Bump in the Night. A Welsh version, Ffair Arswyd is available.

Stori ddifyr yn dilyn anturiaethau merch ifanc a'i hewythr gwallgof yn achub dau gar clatsio o'r ffair a gaiff eu herwgipio gan berchenogion ffair arswyd; i ddarllenwyr 7-9 oed sy'n cychwyn darllen ar eu pennau eu hunain. Dilyniant i Bympyti-bymp. Mae fersiwn Cymraeg, Ffair Arswyd ar gael.

This book is a sequel to Bump in the Night. Again we meet Lauren, who tells the story and who helps her Uncle Wil run the Wacky Fun House. Unfortunately, the Fun House has to close down because of debt. Uncle Wil refuses to charge admission to the rides. All the fairground objects must be sold except, of course, Gertie and Bertie, the special bumper cars which came to life after being painted with some old fairground paint.

Enter the villainous Dr Snare and his Travelling Funfair, with his dim assistant, Bootsie! What follows is a story which could well be enjoyed at Hallowe’en. Kidnapped bumper cars, a skeleton and a ghost which come to life – all are part of a cartoon-like story which is enlivened by Chris Glynn’s black-and-white illustrations.

As part of Pont’s Readalone series, it is a swift-moving and action-packed story which should appeal to those children who need an incentive to begin reading on their own.

Gertrude Clancy

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