Illustration of five smiling cartoon skeletons and one puppy, with one skeleton playing a purple guitar, in a green outdoor setting with trees and grass. The text reads 'The Skeleton Family' by Ian Chapman, illustrated by Cheryl Smith.

The skeleton Family

ISBN 9781988538563

The Skeleton Family is just like everyone else – Skelly-mum is an artist who paints beautiful pictures, Skelly-dad is popular at parties because he plays the guitar, daughter Mia is at high school and she loves gymnastics while her younger brother Arlo is an aspiring YouTuber. They’re so normal they even have a cat and a dog.

The one thing that sets the Skeleton Family apart from everyone else is the fact that they have no skin, but this doesn’t matter at all because everyone likes them just as they are … well, everyone except their new neighbours, who think the family is a bit creepy. Will the Skeleton Family be able to win over the new neighbours and persuade them that they’re not that different because beneath every skin-covered person lies a skeleton?