OI DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS!

(Hodder £12.99, 32 pp) The latest in the laugh- outloud, ridiculous rhymes series that began with oi frog! sees our mischievous amphibian discombobulated by a duckbilled platypus for whom he cannot find a rhyming pair.

Gradually, other difficult animals emerge — a kookaburra, lobster, jaguar and hippopotamus among others — but inventive frog will not admit defeat until he meets a kangaroo with a very special set of obstacles.

The comic concept that drives this series is an inexhaustible delight, the crazy characters grow funnier with each new title and Jim field’s wildly expressive faces are mini works of art.