Thank you Anita!! That's it! Marianne dreams. I remember the sinister stones now. Fabulous. Thank you so much for solving this mystery.
I'm off to see if I can buy it somewhere. Brilliant!

I remember reading this story as a child. I loved this book. I'm sure it was called the magic pencil. I remember the boy being ill and using the pencil. I can't remember if he then dreamt about his pictures coming to life. I remember he couldn't rub out the pictures but he could change them into som...