Aunt Beast suits you well. Some advice to ask, if I may: what with all the mention of the Dancy Box, I've been trying to find a copy of Alabaster. I've spotted the paperback, which I think's illustrated by the guy who did Gloomcookies; is that a good edition to get hold of?

Yep. The trade paperback and the hardback are essentially identical so far as content is concerned. Both have Ted's illustrations.