The cabbage patch fib (Library ed)

For ages 6+. 'Get the doctor,"said Dad. 'The poor thing is green.' 'Give it to me,' said Mum and took the baby away from Chris.

At once it screwed up its nose, closed its eyes and stopped breathing.

It started turning purple again. A father at eight years old? It could only be a Paul Jennings story. And it is.