Kids' Night In is a paperback featuring short stories and illustrations put together by the UK's War Child charity, all of which were contributed by their creators for free.
Along with authors Philip Ardagh, Ros Asquith, Malorie Blackman, Melvin Burgess, Georgia Byng, Eoin Colfer, Gillian Cross, Rachel Cohn, Marianne Curley, Annie Dalton, Nicola Davies, Grace Dent, Vivian French, Jamila Gavin, Tony Hart, Eva Ibbotson, Robin Jarvis, Dick King-Smith, Geraldine McCaughrean, Roger McGough, Michael Morpurgo, Beverley Naidoo, Brian Patten, Celia Rees, Chris Riddell, Tony Ross, Nick Sharratt, Darren Shan, Jeremy Strong, Jacqueline Wilson, and Deborah Wright, Brian Jacques made a contribution to the book, where £1 ($2) from every purchase went to the War Child charity.
The follow-up to this book was Midnight Feast.
Sergeant Mugworth and Algy Buttons[]
Sergeant Mugworth and Algy Buttons is a 27-page short story by Brian Jacques about a young girl's two teddy bears who protect a neighborhood from an escaped snake. It features three illustrations by Paul Hess.
In the English Teasdale Avenue neighborhood, a South American devilsnake has escaped captivity and started terrorizing the residents.
Sergeant Mugworth, a grizzled veteran teddy bear, and Algy Buttons, a newer teddy bear, observed the snake and commenced the defense of their home from it. After a few ferocious physical battles, Algy tricks the devilsnake into following him into the house's refrigerator, which causes the snake to freeze to death.
Release details[]
- 2003, UK, HarperCollins Children's Books, ISBN 0007157983, Pub. Date: June 2003, Paperback