A picturebook and tape pack retelling the story of one episode from the brand-new TV series, and illustrated with photos from the TV. The Wombles are fondly remembered and have now been given a new lease of life with new adventures, new costumes, new characters, new technology to aid their mission to clear up litter - and with all the charm and appeal of the original TV series!

There's a ghost on Wimbledon Common. But is it a real one - or just a Womble playing tricks?

The TV series has already achieved huge publicity and more new episodes will be shown in 2000 and 2001. An extensive range of merchandise (toys and games, food, clothing - children's and adult, stationery, etc) comes from 100 licensees.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Hachette Children's Group .

Elisabeth Beresford is a well-known and established children's author who has been awarded the MBE for her services to children's literature, but is best-known for the characters she created 25 years ago - the Wombles