A desperate grandmother stole £56-worth of Mr Men books from a shop at Manchester Piccadilly rail station.
Tracey Shaw, 49, of Miles Platting, pleaded guilty to stealing the books from the WHSmith store on September 15 last year.
Eileen Rogers, prosecuting at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court, said that Shaw was seen by staff putting the books inside the waist band of her trousers, which was also seen on CCTV.