The Rollers are the finest pie-makers in Danby Dale.

So when they're asked to make a special pie for the king, the Rollers are thrown into a frenzy of excited activity.

This will be their best pie ever! But wicked Uncle Crispin has different plans for the pie - plans that involve a large helping of pepper...This is Helen Cresswell's first book and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal.

Helen Cresswell has been twice BAFTA-nominated for her tv adaptations of such books as "The Demon Headmaster" and "The Phoenix and the Carpet".