Overwhelmed by dread and worry about her weekly times tables tests, Pippa is unable to sleep. Plagued by the huge shadow of `the test', things finally come to a head one day at school. Fleeing her class, Pippa is led by the magic butterfly to a world where she must learn to face her fears or forever be lost, unable to return home.
`Pippa and the big test' deals with the issues of worry and anxiety in an exciting and unexpected way, exploring strategies to help children overcome their fears.