Be warned, Reader, this book isn’t about a normal spice bag, nor is it about a normal boy. Quite the opposite. This book is about the Spice Bag, and our unlikely hero: a 10-year-old boy named George…

It also has: a dash of adventure, a sprinkle of mystery, a greasy villain, and a talking mouse. And then there’s Mr Spicebag’s chipper, which seems to be at the centre of everything.

George is about to have the weirdest week of his life.