Rain

Refreshing.

Calm.

Cool.

A nice, long, cold shower after a trip through the hot desert.

Dirty Bertie: Jackpot! A Review

 

Jackpot! by Alan MacDonald
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Imagine....Bertie is rich!
Well, Gran only had twenty pounds, and any other time in the world, Bertie begged her for a million. My favourite part of the first chapter is Bertie looking around the luxury toy department, and going crazy driving around the shop in a Ferrari.
Perfect for any fan of Horrid Henry or somethingorrather.

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Touch

As a 3 month old stallion on wobbly, lanky black legs, I have no proper stallion mother. Only the lovely Lady Penelope ('15) to look after me.

She loves me so much, from my ears to my hooves. When she strokes my velvety black coat, all soft from the last two months of adjusting to the world, she becomes bonded with another animal she was forbidden from seeing civilized. She's wild and free...a human animal protecting me.

Cuddle

A cuddle is the softest thing my mummy would ever give me. Being a lady of natural leisure, she's so kind and so gentle that a little kiss and a hug won't hurt at all.

Alan, Brains and Tin Tin offer the same comfort to me when I'm on Tracy Island, away from the mansion. When I'm off colour or ultimately depressed, they and Jeff Tracy are the ones I could turn to for the softest cuddle an IR agent could ever give.

Ice Cream

A treat Lady Penelope ('15) gets out from the freezer when I feel sad about something, like, my favourite toy is torn to shreds by Sherbet. Also a treat Stitch nags from the freezer in the background of an ITV soap opera.

Nuzzle

I'm 3 years old. Pure, black velvet coating my body, a little white muzzle on my snout...me and Lady Penelope ('15), my new mummy, swimming pure and simple in the lake of the desert. Just us two, cuddling and swimming - her ladyship - or what was once her ladyship, now an unclothed desert wanderer.

Nuzzling is a way I can show my love and affection without words - she loves me, even after my mother is gone, she is my new mother.

Gentle, kind and patient - and a lover of wild horses.

Rabbits

When I hear the 2018 Black Rabbit Of Inle's voice, she sounds so pure and soft. I almost teared up hearing Mara Carlyle's Field Of Snow, because I thought of the 2015 version of Lady Penelope talking in that exact, soft, calm, kind, patient manner to my 3YO self....telling her there is absolutely nothing to worry about...that it's okay to cry....that it's totally okay to do anything, even when others push you to the ground.

The sort of mummy everyone wants.

Vaseline

Radiance is a mother's job. Lady Penelope ('15) uses this in quiet time to keep her skin supple and sensuous. When I see her, I want to eat her, and we play a game of 'Cake Chase' where my fellow mansion family members and I run after her, and then pile up on top of her, cuddling and squealing in joy.

Kamara

Our protector, when we are exploring the desert.

Cool, delicate and soft under our bare feet, Brains, Alan, Tin Tin and I have nothing to fear. Kamara is always patient and guides us to where we can keep cool in this once-piping-hot place. She is a second mother to us.

TNN Presents, In Association With The Daily Planet:

T T Retro Cures Blog Creator's Hiccups!

Here at the Daily Planet, we are delighted to inform you that T T Retro has officially cured a blog curator's hiccups!

When she went out with her support worker, she got a bad case of the hiccups from eating a big lunch after a horrid storm too quickly. As always, she got a bad case of the hiccups, but who do you call when the chips are literally down? Certainly not Superman, that's for sure.

"The owners of T T Retro definitely cured our friend's hiccups," remarked Tracy Island resident Tin Tin, one of her friends. Being an engineer all her life since 1965, she has been glad to have other jobs as well - her true one is caring for her dear little friend. "I never knew a comic book store would be an unexpected cure for her hiccups, but it was."

"She has been a truly brave soldier, confronting her hiccups through her interests," commented Bucky O'Hare, member of the S.P.A.C.E patrol.

"She's surely found her cure this time, Snarf Snarf!" added Snarf, long time member of the Thundercats.

Here's hoping that whenever one of you comic book fans comes across this wonderful store when you have hiccups, being interested in something would cure you and rid you of hiccups once and for all.

Sticker Dolly Summer Camp: A Review

Sticker Dolly Dressing Summer Camp by Fiona Watt
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Much better than CBBC's airings of Summer Camp Island!
Would ultimately recommend for those who are seeking boredom busters when stuck inside away from all the heat in the extreme British weather.
Would recommend to kids and grown ups alike.

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The 65 Storey Treehouse: A Review: Will Andy & Terry & Jill Survive The Storm?

The 65-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Will not read again, as with The 26 Storey Treehouse.
It's mainly due to the storm keeping me up all night.
Will not read again in case it happens again.

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The 26 Storey Treehouse: A Review: Can Andy & Terry Beat The Heat?

The 26-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Not reading due to the extreme heatwave in my country.
Will not read it again.

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