Annie Morton is eight years old. A bit shorter and chubbier than the average girl her age, there are two things in life that really bug her: getting out of bed, and getting a wash. She can&rsquo;t stand it! The very thought of it makes her want to pull the blankets over her head every morning and stay in bed forever.<br /><br />That is, until she meets The Spooky Sponge: a snotty-coloured, raggy bit of sponge that has goggly eyes and a wrinkly mouth. But this is no ordinary sponge. This one lives. Both magical and spooky, it has powers that only Annie can control.<br /><br />In this book, The Spooky Sponge meets Annie&rsquo;s Mum. Payback time can be fun when you have a Spooky Sponge!