Jampires back

"There's no Jam! yelled Sam.
"This doughnut's all wrinkly!
"This doughnut is jamless and dry!
"Someone has got to this doughnut before me and sucked out the jamminess! WHY?"

I don't know!!! It is an outrage!!!

Mum swears it wasn't her and it probably wasn't and Dad is adamant too. The cat's looking nonchalant so I'm slightly suspicious, but then that's what a cat tends to do.

Sam sets a trap using doughnuts at night and peers from his sheets, underneath. The trap's quickly sprung with two critters caught fast and look at their twin shiny teeth!

THEY'RE JAMPIRES!!!

Well, you can't really blame them. Of course they drink jam - that's what Jampires do! But what will happen now that Sam's sussed them? (I have stopped rhyming now, yes.) It's time for a tasty adventure!

This would have thrilled me when young: all the imaginary treats in a wonderland made from blueberry pie, ice cream and cupcakes all frosted under a snow of sherbert! The art is ebullient and charming without being remotely cloying. I'm not the target audience of kids' illustrated prose, obviously, but I do find some of it sickly whereas this is cute and mischievous with funny little things to spot in the background and I know I'd share my jam with these Jampires!

Some of it. Probably.

Though possibly not bramble jelly. Mmmmm…..