Good introduction by Leonard Maltin. This is not only first Dahl's book but also first book that Bill Justice illustrated. The Gremlins are mischievous small creatures that lived in the forest and had funny boots on their funny feet, and with these boots- and this funniest of all- they could walk upside down under the branches of the trees. Just like [b:The Minpins|73800|The Minpins|Roald Dahl|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1349059162s/73800.jpg|71413]