Mermaids, narwhals, enchanted owls and fairies are revealed in full colour after a wet brush is swept over these pages, with the images illustrated by Elzbieta Jarzabek.

Growing up in Australia and the UK, Abigail often found herself covered in paint or flour, or lost in a book. After a BA in English and a PhD on Medieval Castles, she combined her interests writing Usborne children's books - from cookery, craft and castles to science and unicorns.