Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Bedtime

Y-A-W-N! It's bedtime...
Get-ready-for-beddy time.

A little snack can settle the tummy.
Mmmm, yummy!

Splish, splash!
Time for a bath.
Warm water helps me relax.

Scream Street Thought Of The Day - Mirror Mirror

Reflections. They're here everywhere you look be it in a mirror or in the water, but for Resus Negative his reflection makes him so unhappy, because he's the only vampire with a reflection - and I feel for him. But, for one, there's only one calm place where you can see your reflection more clearly: water. Water is much clearer and smoother than mirror glass, because your reflection ripples in the sunlight or moonlight, and you get to ponder your identity here, feeling things you haven't felt before, like emotion or faith or wonder. If I let Resus do exactly that, he'd be moved to tears by how he looks, and how he feels about being born and raised in a family of vampires when he's considered a normal by the other residents of Scream Street. But look at the series - there's no lake in Scream Street! There's not even a swimming pool! Apart from the muddy lake that appears in 'The Brown Lagoon', mostly, but if there were a secret swimming pool in Scream Street, it'd be the place where Resus goes to look at his reflection in smooth, clean water, like Narcissus. Speaking of Narcissus, he was a man who admired his reflection loads and loads of times, and always thought about himself. But one day, he leaned too far and drowned - and this is why we have a white daffodil like plant called Narcissus, but Narcissuses appear on the graves in the graveyard in Scream Street, and this is why they thought of the idea of a normal raised by vampires with a reflection who doesn't drown like a man from Greek mythology. If they talked about Narcissus on a CBBC show explaining and bringing Greek mythology to life, they'd talk about reflections a lot in this episode, and why when we look at our reflections we are reminded of Resus Negative. So, back to the calm stuff. Stare into the water. Now, feel it. Does the water feel as smooth as your skin? Yes? Then you know you are totally human, but since you watch Scream Street like I do, you embrace your inner freak, like the residents do - they all learn to do that by the end of 'Mirror Mirror', but if you happen to watch this episode, you think of water, and water and the reflections you see in it makes you happy that you are human, and if Resus watches this episode and then runs to the lake to look at his reflection, he's happy to know that he's a normal pretending to be a vampire, even though he tries everything to be like his parents. So, to all of us, Resus is a representation of the fact that we are happy to be alive. You hear that, Alston and Bella Negative? Your son is the representation of being alive!

HiT Entertainment References In I.B.F.F Diaries '97 Books


  • Hide & Seek - Angelina Ballerina
  • Tiger's Torch - Barney & Friends
  • Tiger's Joke Box - Bob The Builder
  • Snowy Day - Brambly Hedge
  • The Camping Trip - Oswald
  • Water Water Everywhere - Percy The Park Keeper
  • The Goldfish - Pingu
  • The Magnifying Glass - Sheeep
  • The Little Ghost - Archibald The Koala
  • The Rainbow Puddle - The Magic Key
  • The Gismo - The Lampies

Let's Play With Words

Let's Play With Words is a new approach on word books, inspired by the show 'Yakka Dee'. Each representation of each word in the book is represented in three different illustration styles: models, CGi and hand-drawn, and will be provided by Factory Create, Brown Bag Films and Collingwood & Co.. Each word is represented in hilarious, fun forms, creating an introduction to words for young children. I'll give you a new word each day from Monday-Friday, after Yakka Dee.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kq8qNTu8ZxdhI4YCH0qMhmnvKor0BH3Hj2Rqoie_EGA/edit

Summer At The Beach (First Half Only)

Unfortunately, due to the noise going on outside (URGH!) I haven't enough time to do another heartwarming I.B.F.Fs story which takes place on a lovely, peaceful Summer's day at the beach, based on the If You Give A Mouse A Cookie episode 'Beach Day', so I'm trying, just trying to find some other ways to get some peace and quiet. I'll have plenty of time to complete the next story tomorrow, which has the I.B.F.Fs once again exploring the city, but don't worry, for now you can view the first half of 'Summer At The Beach':
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1edtLMjDpQVc5tjvzsKzEEIMXOtqmuVPpqxnomimG9ts/edit