Arabel, Mortimer and the Escaped Black Mamba
Joan Aiken, Quentin Blake
After an evening out, Arabel’s parents come home to find Arabel, Mortimer and their babysitter – Chris Cross – missing. They fear the worst! Can it be that a black mamba has escaped from the zoo or has Arabel been kidnapped?
Reviews

So funny!
Fairy Fenella Vesuvius 25.07.2020

Very funny book. Mortimer being stuck in a trumpet made me laugh.
Master Stinky Sherbet 15.08.2018