Bert and June Beetle's son was very small when he was born and he stayed small. To compensate for this his father gave him a very long name - the Omnibombulator. His size proves a problem for him until one day it proves very useful indeed. Dick King-Smith was the 1992 Children's Author of the Year.Bert and June Beetle's son was very small when he was born and he stayed small. To compensate for this his father gave him a very long name - the Omnibombulator. His size proves a problem for him until one day it proves very useful indeed. Dick King-Smith was the 1992 Children's Author of the Year.