Publisher's Synopsis
Something is about to happen, James told himself. Something peculiar is about to happen at any moment. James has lived with his two beastly aunts ever since the day his parents were eaten up outside London Zoo by an angry escaped rhinocerous. Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker are really horrible. They make poor James's life a misery. Then something very peculiar happens - something magical that is to completely change James's life and take him on the most amazing and unbelievable journey!
