Hi, me hearties. 'Tis me, Pirate Joe.So why the bed-head hairdo, you might ask? Well, 'tis because I am a ghostly deathly pirate come back from the dead to spook ye out for Hallowe'en. Nah, actually, it's cos I ran away when my mummy tried to brush my hair, but personally I think...

were there: there were also daleks (not sure about those new primary-coloured ones that look more like Alessi cheesegraters!), as well as cybermen and really scary vampire brides. They were actually walking through the audience and tapping on people

with chinos and accessorised with cable knit scarves and hats for an understated boy about town.Photography courtesy of Pitti Bimbo

, from stone-coloured two-buttoned boys' suits, smart pea coats and preppy pinstrippe blazers. Prints were bright, slightly cartoon like, mixing tradition with doodle-style strokes.Every little girl dreams of Dior, and when press day came, I got to live

it in for a royal-blue Avenger, which felt much groovier for the Seventies.  We’d always set off bright and early and head for the seaside knowing which town we were destined for but not exactly where we were going to stay – let’s say we were being spontaneous

, £5.99 (first published 1992)The first in a series of stories about Floss the sheepdog that tells of how she goes from being a playful town dog to a hard-working farm animal. Lewis creates a wonderful natural landscape in the writing and illustrations