Allan Ahlberg (Illus. Katharine McEwen), The Man Who Wore All His Clothes

Walker Books, 9780744589955 | Suggested age range: 6-7

The Gaskitts seem like an ordinary family, but strange things happen to them. One day, Mr Gaskitt puts on all his clothes and sets off for work. On the same day, Mrs Gaskitt picks up a robber in her car and Gus and Gloria Gaskitt have a lot of trouble with their teacher at school. How all these incidents come together is wittily told. The drama is perfectly captured in the details of the illustrations.