From actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson comes this combination of storybook and film diary based on the hit film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. The Green family are trying to survive the war in the best way they can - living off the land in their house in the country, but unfortunately they are not out of harm's way. A wicked uncle is intent on getting his hands on the family fortune and the children miss their father who is away fighting who knows where. Then their horrible cousins arrive... Thank heavens for Nanny McPhee! As well as this entertaining story, the book also features extracts from Emma Thompson's movie diary which is full of incidents and accidents and will give children an insight into the making of this hilarious film.