The popular Pungapeople from Mrs Windyflax and the Pungapeople, and The Pungapeople of Ninety Mile Beach return to delight young readers with their mischievous ways. When Harry Hobnail goes tramping in the mountains, a group of cheeky keas start to pester him and spoil his fun. But when Harry tries to sort these birds out once and for all, he realises that they are not the only mischief-makers on the mountain. The Pungapeople are most annoyed that someone would dare make themselves at home on their land, without even asking permission. They have mysterious and effective ways of dealing with this intruder.

About the Author

Barry Crump was an extraordinary Kiwi legend. He began his working life as a professional hunter before beginning a writing career that would span more than thirty years and see him awarded an MBE for services to literature in 1984. Before his death in 1996, he wrote 24 books, including Hang on a Minute and A Good Keen Man, which has sold more than a million copies. Donovan Bixley holds a Batchelor of Design from Auckland University of Technology. After graduating he set up his own business, Magma Design, and worked freelance doing editorial illustrations for the Listener. Donovan has long been a fan of Barry Crump's writing.