Publisher's Synopsis
A family battle erupts when Sid 's gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, are discovered. Sid's mum is determined to get rid of the gerbils but this proves more difficult than expected. Sid and his sisters fight to keep Bubble and Squeak, their step-father tries to support them without upsetting his wife as she continues to think of ways to get them out of the house. All ends happily for Sid, and Bubble and Squeak, in this story that is perhaps more to do with families than gerbils.