'But...but...who are you?' Little Billy asked. 'We are the Minpins ' the tiny man said 'and we
own this wood'. Billy's mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the
dark forest beyond. So one day that's exactly what he does! There he meets the Minpins tiny
tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks. They live in fear of the
terrible galloping GRUNCHER. Will it gobble Billy too - or can he find a way to defeat the
hungry beast? The text in this edition of Billy and the Minpins was updated in 2022 for young
independent readers.
