20 Questions

Does she sing against hallucogenic colours?

Is she cheerful and blows her whistle at others?

Does she respond with "Yes we can!"?

Does she deliver mail and lend a helping hand?

Is she adventurous and makes things with care?

Is she part of the fire service needed here and there?

Does she jump up and down in muddy puddles?

Is she crazy and enjoys messes and muddles?

Is she an inventor who can fly through the sky?

Is she a pirate with a mischievous eye?

Does she work for a newspaper and put everything to press?

Does she yell "Boom Boom!" and loves jelly babies best?

Does she tell folk tales based around items in a shop?

Does she phone kids who need to give their toys a swap?

Is she rebellious and yells "Bog off!"?

Does she have adventures in a costume shop?

No.

Is she part of International Rescue?

Yes.

Oh, so it must be Penelope!

Paradise

Whilst waiting for my mum to arrive so I can talk about the less stressful activity of doing poetry instead of stories, I decided to upload my poem 'Paradise' onto Youtube. I wonder what Thunderbirds fans would think if they heard about Penelope and me roaming freely in a paradise hidden away from society, discovering the secrets and wonders of nature?

Okay, here's the truth: the thing is, my favourite Bible story is the first one, the tale of Adam & Eve. You see, God created Adam, and asked him to name all the animals, saying the land is now his to care for and protect. Everything was given to him. But Adam felt lonely, so God created a woman to be his loving wife and companion. He told them that they can eat from any tree in the garden, except the Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good & Evil. For on the day they eat of it, they die. Life was happy, until Eve encountered...the serpent. DUN DUN DUUUUUUNNN!!

The serpent forced Adam and Eve to eat from the Tree Of Knowledge, and then God was really angry at them. He banished all three of our heroes from the garden, cut off the serpent's legs and forced our two first humans to eat from the ground. YUCK! Is THAT where our food comes from?! Still, in nature, there's no need for clothing. We're all free, and nature is a cradle of love and happiness - especially for me and Penelope. You can take the girl out of nature, but you can't take nature out of the girl.

Paradise

Somewhere in nature hidden away

In this beautiful paradise we play

Penelope and me, a motherly Eve

Discovering secrets nature lets us believe

Splashing in water cool and inviting

No insects in this paradise, no biting

Fruit of all kinds, tempting and sweet

Wearing no clothes from our heads to our feet

Relaxing in the cool shade of the tree

Climbing its boughs wild and carefree

Playing with the animals that roam this land

Walking together hand in bare hand

And when the night comes and the moon and stars shine

Everyone knows that to us, it's bedtime

A time when we snuggle in the shade of the tree

And fall fast asleep in the grass, Penny and me

In this paradise, nature seems to bloom

I hope you come back to this paradise soon...

 

River Rapids

River rushing really fast

Penelope and me having a blast

Wear no clothes and hold on tight

It's our favourite river ride

"Waaoows" and "Wooooaaahs" fill the air

Drifting downstream without a care

Water splashing over our skin

Rushing with the mountain wind

Wait - what's that overhead?

Underneath an oak tree leafy red...

YIKES! Oh no, it's a waterfall!

Hold on tight, we're going to fall!

SPLASH!

Aaaaahhh, now's the time to relax

Onto the water we lie on our backs

The water is smoother and deeper and cool

This river, my friends, is better than a pool.

Chicken Soup For The Soul: Inspiration For Writers: Poopy Pants & Butterflies - Review

Judging from how the story is told, I think 'Poopy Pants & Butterflies' really inspired me to be a poet just from hearing Susan's story of speaking before a group of Year 2 kids about her story about an incontinent girl and her poems, which are my favourite part of the story.

My favourite part of this inspiring story is about the main character, Susan, sharing poems with her son's class about the Tooth Fairy, chocolate cake that causes bellyache and a fat cat who fell off a chair. I wish I could hear those poems. Well, I've heard of Tales Of The Tooth Fairies, which features a cast of magical rodents delivering small delights to children who place a tooth under their pillow, but having Susan write about the Tooth Fairy will make her fans excited about brushing their teeth and going to the dentist more - even me, as I would enjoy my trip to the dentist more thanks to Susan. Next, there's the chocolate cake poem. I remember almost picking up a book by Michael Rosen about chocolate cake and the sounds you make when you eat it - I bet his mum criticised him for using sounds and imagery in this poem, yet the sounds were too erotic for the poem but made it into publishing anyway. Then there's the fat cat that fell off the chair, which begs life's most difficult question: Susan never mentioned she had a pet. Did she have a cat back home which she and her son look after? The question is yet to be answered, my friends, it's yet to be answered. I now realise thanks to this story that poems! Are! PLOTLESS! Thanks, Wordsworth.

Top 10 Posters I Want To Have Which Are Like The New Bluey Character Poster

1. Channel 5's 50 Greatest Kids' Shows
2. Channel 5's Greatest Animated Films
3. Sci-Fi Cartoon Quest
4. Channel 4's 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows
5. Channel 4's 100 Greatest Cartoons
6. Channel 4's 100 Greatest Christmas Moments
7. Channel 4's 100 Greatest Family Films
8. Gerry Anderson & His Characters
9. Chicken Soup For The Soul Book Posters Featuring The Characters As Bluey Characters
10. Children's TV On Trial Posters Featuring Characters From The '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s on Separate Posters

arranco de varsovia - forca da imaginaco

I've been meaning to post this Brazilian song on my blog since January 2023. I almost forgot about it until it showed up on my Youtube recommendation feed. I was like, "Woah woah woah, what do we have here?" And guess what? The tune sounded familiar, and it was to me! It was...a Putumayo song!

When I first heard this tune during the time I was trying out the new Sky Kids channel (and taking a liking to the serene, quiet Australian puppet show Beep & Mort), I was into Norman Picklestripes, a show which just premiered. The one thing I like about Norman Picklestripes is the songs, which are all set on a stage. I could just hear people cheering and clapping and throwing flowers for Norm, yelling "We love you, Norm!" and "You're the best Sky Kids character since Beep & Mort!" Even the Earth Day 2 part special is one to watch to take in an environmentally friendly message. Guess what else makes this series appealing? It's made by the people who created Scream Street, Clangers, Strange Hill High and The Tiny Chef Show...

...but due to lack of money, they shut down. I am so sad to hear of the parting of the irresistible characters we all know and love.

RIP

Factory Create

2010 - 2023.

In order to remember them, listen to this song in Brazilian. You'll know the words in a flash.

Udu's Dance

What's new in my music palette?

This song of course!

You know, I couldn't stop listening to this song when I was out with my support worker today. It reminded me of The Story Makers' Tales From Far Away segments, where tales from all over the world are told in various forms of puppetry, like the donkey one featured in the VHS 'Park & Other Stories', which is told through shadow puppetry.

Aside from that, I had a pretty sickening day today. My support worker had to go to the toilet two times today - but thank god he didn't go to get any nappies, because I'm not, as Horrid Henry calls his brother Perfect Peter, a 'smelly nappy baby'. Nappies are really reserved for his baby daughter anyway. In the meantime, we got my favourite caramel hot chocolate from the Co-Op. I wanted to show my support worker my poems I wrote this morning - one about me and Penelope, the other based on 100 Greatest Cartoons. Unfortunately, Nine Lives contains distressing subject matter involving characters Droopy and Roger Rabbit which might be too upsetting for those who grew up with these characters.

Anyway, we took a drive, and it made me so woozy we went home, and I crashed out in bed. Simple as that, I'd imagine.

The Susan Plan

1. Feel the fear and do it anyway

2. Connect your story with kids or your target audience your level

3. Write about whatever you want, such as tooth fairies, chocolate cakes, fat cats and more

4. Understand that wee & poo are what young kids love and find hilarious (remember Pingu weeing on the floor?)

5. Try to find a target audience for your stories or poems

6. Poems are plotless stories

7. Unleash your inner Wordsworth

8. The target audience you will write for will become your biggest fans

9. Try to figure out what your poems are aimed for

10. Celebrate every achievement and fear with pride

Chigadaging

WARNING:

This song from Rough Guide To World Playtime is really addictive - it's like a playful romp through a Hawaiian village, or going out to play with Lilo & Stitch, or even better...travelling the world.

Remember that Incredible India advert where a man writes about his adventures and scenes are shown of his Indian romp around the country? Well, what I see in my head is just like that, but instead of live action, it's live action AND animation mixed together.

Remember Roger Rabbit and Chip N Dale? It's just like that.

Picture this: Furaha and Orko. Two little globetrotters who travel around the world riding on rickshaws, walking across the villages and streets, trying new foods and engaging in new and exciting activities. If you don't think about The Story Makers long enough to see these images of these little globetrotters enter your head, then consider yourself lucky. Mind you, I really think those Tales From Far Away in The Story Makers are adapted from ancient folk tales, myths, parables and fables that'd make children who were watching in 2002 understand the concept of world culture and moral values - I mean, the Tales From Far Away story featured in the VHS 'Park' was a shadow puppet story of a donkey, narrated by Milton himself....

Nine Lives

We all know cats have nine lives

Us humans have nine lives too

But did you know toons have nine lives?

Oh, I bet you do!

Dastardly & Muttley compete in Formula 1,

Pink Panther is captured in a zoo,

Huckleberry Hound is in the dog pound

And fame is lost for Betty Boop

Charlie the cat is chained for slaughter

Queer Duck lives in a housing estate

Mr Magoo had an eye operation

Benjamin is used as government bait

Mighty Mouse is called the worst

Captain Caveman is now quiet

Felix the cat got euthanized

Woody Woodpecker leads American riots

Jamie and Wordsworth are drug addicts

Fiver & Hazel are experiments for a lab

Droopy has depression and is suicidal

And to Roobarb’s delight, Custard is in rehab

Dumbo’s mother is shot by hunters

The Grinch is sentenced to jail

Babar, like Pink, is caged in a zoo

And Yogi Bear starves and is frail

Peter Pan grows up and can no longer fly

Noggin The Nog grows old

Tintin is killed on a mission in Bombay

And Lady and Tramp are 40 years old

Willo The Wisp is a low ranking male

Pepe Le Pew cheats on his wife

Alice, like Jamie, is a drug addict

Mr Toad has a mixed up life

Hong Kong Phooey ain’t the real star,

The Snowman ain’t real either,

Captain Pugwash is named for being rude

And Flik got eaten by Fiver

Top Cat’s owners got run over by a car,

Bambi coped with death too (you all know how!)

Foghorn Leghorn no longer stutters

And Snow White has mad cow

Ginger and Rocky are circus stars

The Powerpuff Girls are tired of plain’

Baloo and Mowgli are a gay couple

Fritz The Cat thinks STD is a pain

Winnie The Pooh has eczema

Snarf is ignored and left behind

Sorcerer Mickey’s ‘magic’ is fake

And Ariel has nothing on her mind

Donald Duck has lost his voice,

Scooby Doo is morbidly obese,

Wile E Coyote caught the Road Runner

Bod’s been infected by yeast

Inspector Gadget’s been called boring

Pikachu, like Fiver, is a lab rat

Spider Man falls every time he swings

Ivor The Engine is a prat!

Samurai Jack’s been taking Aku’s medicine

Hank Hill is a cowboy in the West

Tommy and Chuckie have all growed up

And Snoopy has moved to a bird’s nest

Pongo and Perdita have parenting problems,

Optimus Prime’s gentle and kind,

Dougal can’t stop talking about the Sunday Times

Tweety made Sylvester make up his mind

Orko’s the best wizard in the world,

While Lumiere overthrows Belle,

Steamboat Mickey’s dancing the night away

And Daffy Duck’s raising hell!

Uni is thrown into a pet shop

Spongebob has all dried up

The Ninja Turtles are fat from eating too much pizza

And Bender has the hiccups

Pinocchio’s nose is a clothes rack

Danger Mouse’s eye was gouged out

Popeye took spinach instead of steroids

Mike and Sully let Boo cry and pout

Marvin The Martian has failed again,

Roger Rabbit has committed suicide,

Ren & Stimpy aren’t toilet trained

Magic Carpet gives hippies rides

Wallace & Gromit are blackmailed,

Nemo is fried in a fish and chip shop

Jack Skellington flips when there are no decorations

And The Iron Giant hates balloons that pop

Fred Flintstone needs a shave,

Bugs Bunny’s causing roadblock

Mr Incredible’s household is a mess

And Chihiro’s life is under a rock!

Simba is chained by his neck in the zoo

Shrek needs to be cleaned for being dirty

Brian and Stewie have stolen the show

With Bo Peep, Woody was flirty!

Oh my god, they killed Kenny,

And Tom & Jerry are in love with each other.

The Simpsons are number one, top dog,

So I guess that’s the end, oh brother.

So the next time you see any of these toons,

Just remember this, my friends:

These toons all have a cat’s nine lives

You never know where they may end.

Cradle Hammock

In Penelope’s garden,

In the heat of the day,

Penny and I sleep

While the butterflies play

Their wings whoosh on the breeze

The sounds of nature gently call

The tsst of a sprinkler is heard feintly

Dampening the garden wall

I snuggle next to Penelope

My big sister and best friend

She had sworn to protect me

Until her life must end

The butterflies flutter around us

A peaceful lot they are

Where are all the exotic ones?

They must be very far

A butterfly suddenly lands on my nose

My eyes shoot open in alarm

But they’re just insects, so who cares?

Butterflies do no harm

Peering out of the hammock, I see

Leaves falling from the trees

One lands right on my nose

It seems nature has a landing place - me!

I try to shake Penelope awake

So she could see for herself

But suddenly the hammock tips over,

And both of us fall with no harm to ourselves

We laugh and laugh in happiness

Then cuddle and nose-kiss

When you have a sister like Penelope,

Life is totally bliss!

I always love days like this

When Penelope and I play together

Friends always look out for each other

No matter how sunny the weather.

CBeebies 2002 Fan Mail Promo Idea - Bill & Ben - Slowcoach

CBeebies Fan Mail Promo - Slowcoach
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