I.B.F.Fs & The Three Bears

I tell Luke, Resus and Cleo the story of the Three Bears when they're too restless to go to sleep. I imagine myself as Goldilocks (with brown hair!), Luke as Daddy Bear, Cleo as Mummy Bear and Resus as Baby Bear as I try the bears' porridge, chairs and single bed - yes, in my take, the bears share one soft single bed - as long as the three bears don't mind.

Me, You, And...Little Friends: Don't Give Up

Another set of Little Friends adventures in Dragon Land, set during five episodes of Dragon Tales and featuring Tenderheart Bear trying to come up with the perfect Mother's Day gift for his mum, Minty discovering the effects of combining a magnet and a remote control, Beast Boy helping Whistles and his brother Crumpet welcome the Turtle Dragons on the beach, Jetfire trying to find a place to dance despite his instant clumsiness and Sonic going to Dragon Land to escape Knuckles' bragging and try to find a way to show Knuckles not to think about himself all the time.

New Works Of The Day - 14/1/20

Yes, I've decided to add the date this time.

• Me, You, And Pokemon: Lucario & The Mystery Of Mew - Whilst visiting Ash and Pikachu to partake in a renaissance festival, Furaha gets brainwashed and finds herself in the Tree Of Beginning with Mew and his friend, a lioness cub named Shanti. I've named Shanti after the character in Disney's 'The Jungle Book 2'.

• I.B.F.Fs: Duvet Day - The I.B.F.Fs and I enjoy a relaxing day under the covers.

• I.B.F.Fs: Bandaged & Beautiful - I remind Cleo of how special we all look, inside and out.

• Me, You, And The Care Bears Movie - Kiburi and Ua tell Furaha of how they encountered the Care Bears as young cubs.

• Me, You, And Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale - This story doesn't star Furaha and her family, but rather a young cub named Beau who goes with friends from Ponyville to Paris, home of fashion, to discover the Breezies' heritage in the most unusual way possible.

Welcome Home: More Me, You, And...Lullabies

Based on Putumayo's African Dreamland CD, with the songs beautifully translated into English, this new collection of original lullabies focus on the adventures of Furaha and her friends, and sometimes tells completely new stories too, like a lioness comforting her newborn cub.

Me, You, And...Little Friends: Experience New Things

The first Me, You, And...Little Friends storybook that is set in Dragon Tales, based on the Experience New Things DVD. Tenderheart Bear, Minty, Beast Boy, Jetfire and Sonic and Tails have their first encounter with the dragon scale, which pops up randomly anywhere and can magically transport the Little Friends to Dragon Land with the familiar magic words from the original Dragon Tales TV show, that once aired on Nickelodeon over here in the UK:
"I wish I wish with all my heart
To fly with dragons in a land apart"
There, they meet their dragon friends and help them with daily problems whilst bouncing, splashing, chasing and dancing their way through the magic of Dragon Land.

Sky Kids - January 2020 [2]

• Phoebe
• Max
• Nora
• Billy
• Hank
• Barb
• Chloe
• Dr. Colosso

• Pokemon: Black & White
• Kidz Bop
• All That
• Horrid Henry
• The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud
• Ready Set Dance
• Music Lullabies
• FYI: For Your Info
• Kids Choice Awards Abu Dhabi

• Peppa Pig
• Muppet Babies
• Ryan's Mystery Playdate
• Paw Patrol
• Curious George
• Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
• Blaze & The Monster Machines
• The Highway Rat
• Masha & The Bear
• PJ Masks

• Moominvalley
• Henry Danger
• Taffy
• Mighty Mustangs
• Unikitty
• K.C. Undercover
• Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu
• Jessie
• Horrid Henry
• Spongebob Squarepants

• Music Lullabies
• Ready Set Dance
• Big Block Singsong
• Aliens Love Underpants &...Singalongs
• Disney Junior Music Nursery Rhymes
• The Baby Club
• Songs & Rhymes
• Milkshake Music Box

• Zog
• The Gruffalo
• The Highway Rat
• Stick Man
• The Gruffalo's Child
• Lost & Found
• Guess How Much I Love You
• Revolting Rhymes
• Ratburger

• Alvinnn!!! & The Chipmunks
• We Bare Bears
• Best Bugs Forever
• Regular Show
• The Penguins Of Madagascar
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

• So Beano
• Apple & Onion
• Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
• Play Your Pets Right
• Summer Camp Island
• The Loud House

• Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's Quest
• Lego Marvel Superheroes: Maximum Overload
• DC Super Hero Girls
• Avatar: The Legend Of Korra
• Teen Titans Go
• The Powerpuff Girls
• Batman: The Brave & The Bold
• Big Hero 6: The Series
• DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered 

• Top Wing
• Ricky Zoom
• Thomas & Friends
• Fireman Sam
• Blaze & The Monster Machines
• Mister Maker Comes To Town

Today's New Works

• I.B.F.Fs: Adventures In Friendship Valley - I was inspired by such shows as Harry & His Bucketful Of Dinosaurs (pictured) and Kate & Mim Mim to do novel adventures with the I.B.F.Fs in a magical world similar to Dino World, Mimiloo, Dragon Land and more. Titles include:
• The Silver Unicorn - In Friendship Valley, we follow a unicorn with a beautiful silver horn through Whispering Woods. In nine more adventures, we jump, run and fly in a rollicking and playful place in the valley, find a playground where we can slide down rainbows (and make them longer!) and find a magic shop with a book where we can create our own stories with our imaginations.
• The Ancient Temple - We go on a quest to Vast Desert to find an ancient temple, and in nine more stories we pick flowers unaware we are being followed by a cloud of beautiful butterflies, cast shadows with a giant torch in the night when I'm too afraid to sleep in the dark and find the many places to play in Friendship Valley.
• How To Spend Your Summer - We spend the best day of Summer in Friendship Valley, with water fights, lying in the shade of the tree and eating ice cream. Nine more adventures see us able to control the weather when it rains outside in the real world, have a tea party and spend a delightful Winter in Friendship Valley, complete with polar bears.

• I.B.F.Fs: I Love You So Much - This gentle story sees me express my love for the I.B.F.Fs.

• Marmalade Bear - A story about racism, told from the perspective of a little orange-furred bear.

Two New I.B.F.F Titles

• I.B.F.Fs: The Bossy Unicorn - My plush unicorn starts to come to life and boss the I.B.F.Fs around, so we decide to teach her a lesson.

• I.B.F.Fs: The Blanket - The I.B.F.Fs and I frolic around with a soft red blanket.

Griffin Village's Songs Remind Me Of CBBC So Much

Throughout late 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and early 2018, I realized I missed CBBC, and two songs from Griffin Village, 'Summer' and 'Winter' reminded me of the CBBC of last decade. If I could go back, I could see CBBC and CBeebies, then it would improve my life and hopefully get more inspiration for I.B.F.F Diaries.

Music Always Says Something To Me

Sometimes, music I listen to says something to me. Take Bluey, The Dumping Ground and CBBC, How To Train Your Dragon and Sesame Street and Sesame Workshop. Each piece of music reminds me dearly of something.

Bluey - Riptide & I'm Yours

These songs remind me of Bluey because it always brings Summer in on a cloudy and cold day. When you tune into Disney Junior, Bluey can bring you pure childhood Summer.

The Dumping Ground/CBBC - The Mission Soundtrack & Song From A Secret Garden

When I first heard the soundtrack for The Mission after seeing Mike's final episode as careworker at Ashdene Ridge, I thought the Dumping Ground had ended for good, so I imagined the music conjured up an image of Mike's ghost reminding Mitchell Tanner of the joy he and his friends brought to CBBC throughout 2013-2019, ala the famous Mufasa's ghost scene in The Lion King, before Tracy Beaker arrives and comforts Mitchell. Luckily today, the Dumping Ground wasn't ending yet, but now that May-Li has left the DG, the Dumping Ground will be set to change for the 2020's.

How To Train Your Dragon - Chapters

I was attached on both Dreamworks' How To Train Your Dragon franchise and the role the TV series played on CBBC last decade, so whilst watching How To Train Your Dragon: Homecoming and How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World on Sky One last Christmas, I realized that a piece of music from the Disney film 'Christopher Robin' reminded me of how much Hiccup has grown up over the years, the success of the original books and the franchise and a secret hidden scene in 'Homecoming' where Hiccup and his friends and their dragons celebrate Hiccup's birthday before he shares a heartfelt moment with Toothless.

Sesame Street & Sesame Workshop - Light The Night

I'm just reminded of Sesame Street's worldwide impact and all of Sesame Workshop's works, including Dragon Tales.

 

Three By The Sea

At last I've decided to turn Mini Grey's Three By The Sea into a stop-motion pilot script for Factory!

My New Works Of The Day

I was meant to do this once my head started filling up with new ideas each day, but whatever, I'll start it off today anyway.

• I.B.F.Fs: Getting Muddy - The I.B.F.Fs and I enjoy playing in the mud.

• Me, You, And...Journey To Hollow Falls - An original Me, You, And...adventure. When her aunt falls ill, Furaha rallies her friends to embark on a dangerously epic quest to Hollow Falls.

• Sleepovers - I'm doing a script for Sleepovers, based on the book by Jacqueline Wilson and for King Bert Productions, creators of David Walliams' films.

• Loon On The Moon - Another script I'm doing is for a Christmas special based on the children's book Loon On The Moon, which I'm going to send to Lupus Films, creators of Little Wolf's Big Book Of Badness and The Snowman & The Snowdog, plus the recent The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

The Surprise I Found In The Library The Other Day

And what I got from Debbie!