On the 30th September Maverick are holding their book launch for their four new books. This is going to be an amazing event – where children can meet their favourite Maverick character and even dress up as one! There will be a book reading bed, where children can listen to the Maverick authors reading their stories. There will be lots of colouring in, arts and crafts etc etc. Lots of… Read More »Book Reading Party
It was an early morning; Harry, Netty and the others were playing pirates. Sonny the sea tractor was the pirate ship and Molly was the parrot. As they were playing they heard a huge squawk! It was Stephen Seagull; he was trying to catch fish in his enormous beak, but was sinking in the sand. Sonny, Harry Netty and Molly had to save him but before they did they all said… Read More »Sinking Seagull
Hi everyone! Oinkerella is doing some experimenting for new cake recipes with Twinkle helping. So I thought I would out my feet up and write a blog. So why are they experimenting? Well the other week Oinkerella suggested to me about holding a book party to launch ‘Princess Chloe’s Sticky Adventure‘. I thought ‘what a great idea!’ so now we’re trying to decide what cake’s to bake.  Twinkle suggested… Read More »Planning
We’re just got back from holiday, so Super Magic Lightning Boy is back! I wasn’t allowed to take Dixie, but Dixie wanted to stay behind to guard the house. Our neighbour feeds her while we’re away and she always feeds Dixie far too much. When we got home Dixie Thunderpaws was huge! So now Dixie has to go on a diet, but not to worry with all our superhero quests… Read More »Fat Cat!
Fred has had is own very special hat made for him by Milliner, Alison Bailey Smith. The hat is made out of recycled materials and fits Fred perfectly. While he was there Fred thought he might as well try on some other hats as well…
Get Ahead Fred & Daisy Dawes went to the Hat Works on Saturday 21 August 2010 for a hat making workshop. Children came along to meet the new children’s character “Get Ahead Fred†and listen to stories read by author Daisy Dawes. Then all the children were able to have a go at making their very own hat. Little Fred couldn’t help but show off some of his own hat… Read More »Hat Museum, Stockport
Hello! You haven’t heard from me and Sushi my Sauasage dog for ages – we’ve been so busy. I’ve been working really hard at school and then we were abroad on holiday. We went to Germany – Sushi was very very popular there, I’m not quite sure why….?         I’ve got a few weeks until I have to go back to school and I’ve got… Read More »Sushi’s holiday
G’day mates. Detective Jack here reporting from the Lost Camel Hotel in the Aussie Outback. What a night we had last night! I finally had a chance to put my legendary appetite to the test in the 76th Outback Pie Eating Competition. I was up against some pretty stiff competition – kangaroos, camels, dingoes and my good friend William K. Wombat. You should have seen me throwing down the pies.… Read More »Pie eating competition
It’s Friday 13th! Granny’s house is all locked up with spells. She says it is the day that all the mischievous creatures (like sprites and elves) come out and cause mayhem. So my Granny is standing in the doorway of the kitchen armed with her broom! The little creatures love coming to tease Granny as they know that she has lots of dangerous potions hidden all over the place, which… Read More »Friday 13th!!!!
Loretta spent some time in Upper Norwood library last week and read the story to all the lovely children. As a treat the children were encouraged to make hanging seagulls. There were so many brightly-coloured Stephen Seagulls and Mollies flying everywhere!! Loretta agreed that the session was fun and the children enjoyed making those pesky birds!. I’m not quite sure If Scampi and I could cope if we had that… Read More »Too many seagulls!
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