Arthy, Jem and Gravella Roller are the finest pie-makers in Danby Dale, famed for their perfect pastry and fantastic fillings. So when they're asked to make a special pie for the king, which will feed two hundred people, the Rollers are thrown into a frenzy of excited preparations. This will be the best ever Danby Dale pie! But unfortunately, wicked Uncle Crispin, a rival pie maker, has different plans for the Rollers' pie...plans that include an extra large helping of pepper...This funny, charming story was Helen Cresswell's first children's book, and was nominated for the Carnegie Medal. It is now reissued in a smaller, mass-market format.