But...but...who are you? Little Billy asked. We are the Minpins, the tiny man said, and we own this wood . Billy s mum says he must never go out through the garden gate and explore the dark forest beyond. So, one day, that s exactly what he does! There he meets the Minpins, tiny tree-dwelling people whose children are the size of matchsticks. They live in fear of the terrible, galloping GRUNCHER. Will it gobble Billy too - or can he find a way to defeat the hungry beast? The text in this edition of Billy and the Minpins was updated in 2022 for young independent readers.