These are the books I read in 2015
The Wombles by Elisabeth Beresford
Naughty Amelia Jane by Enid Blyton
Tabby McTat by Julia Donalson
Charlie Cook's Favourite Book by Julia Donaldson
The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
Where's My Mom? By Julia Donaldson
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
The Giraffe, and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
George's Marvellous Medicine By Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The Witches by Roald Dahl
The Lorax by Dr.Seuss
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Tom Sawyer.
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
The Family From One End Street by Eve Garnett
Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
The misadventures of Winnie the Witch by Laura Korky
Winnie Shapes Up by Laura Owen
The Owl Who was afraid Of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
Peter Pan
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
A HOME FOR RASCAL(Book Review by Caitlin Smith)
Today I finished an interesting book called "A Home For Rascal" from the series "My Naughty Little Puppy".This is the first of the six books.The author is Holy Webb.The illustater is Kate Pankhurst.This book was published in 2010 by Stripes Publishing in Great Britan. The characters in the story are the Thomas family which consists of Ellie the youngest in the family,her elder sister Lila and brother Max,mum and dad,Grandad and his cat Freda, Auntie Gemma, Ellie 's friend Christy and her Labrador dog, Bouncer and Rascal the Jack Russel puppy who is the main character.
This story is about Ellie who had always wanted a puppy especially since she received a book about dogs from her Auntie Gemma.Ellie wants a small,cuddly sort of puppy unlike Max and Lila who want a big dog.Once the Thomas family agree on the type of dog, a Jack Russell, they visit a dog breeder they found on the Internet. While at the breeders Ellie finds a dog with a naughty expression and a bouncy character under the kitchen table. It is white with a brown mask over his ears and the top of his face like a bugler and that is how he got his name. The real adventure begins when the Thomas family take Rascal home.
The funnies part I liked was when Rascal snuffed around the edge of his bowl like a little Hoover.The lesson I learned from this story is that it is hard work and a lot of responsibility taking care of a puppy and it cannot be fed human food or too much food and to tell the dog off in a stern voice when he is naughty.
I would recommend this book for children ages 6-8 and for anyone who loves dogs and wants one for a pet.
This story is about Ellie who had always wanted a puppy especially since she received a book about dogs from her Auntie Gemma.Ellie wants a small,cuddly sort of puppy unlike Max and Lila who want a big dog.Once the Thomas family agree on the type of dog, a Jack Russell, they visit a dog breeder they found on the Internet. While at the breeders Ellie finds a dog with a naughty expression and a bouncy character under the kitchen table. It is white with a brown mask over his ears and the top of his face like a bugler and that is how he got his name. The real adventure begins when the Thomas family take Rascal home.
The funnies part I liked was when Rascal snuffed around the edge of his bowl like a little Hoover.The lesson I learned from this story is that it is hard work and a lot of responsibility taking care of a puppy and it cannot be fed human food or too much food and to tell the dog off in a stern voice when he is naughty.
I would recommend this book for children ages 6-8 and for anyone who loves dogs and wants one for a pet.
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
My Birthday Suprise
Today is my birthday and mom said she had a suprise just for me. We were heading out for a mother daughter day. I thought we were heading to the nail spa. To my absolute surprise we were at the PJ Arts to watch (gasp) a live show of The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark by the Blunderbus Theater Company from the United Kingdom.
Having read the book which was a Christmas gift from my aunt in Scotland I was truly excited about the show.
We had front row seats (what a treat) and oh yes there were 3 bus loads of children from a school too so the theater was packed.As the show was for half past 12 I only had to wait 15 minutes or so before the actors and actress jumped on stage and down to the audience. They started to chat with the kids and I had one of them sing Happy Birthday to me. Her name was Sam -she was "6years old" and she was afraid of the dark. She carried a torchlight with her and sang twinkle,twinkle little star to calm down when it got dark. Her brothers Edward (8 years old )and George (7years old) had an idea to help Sam over come her fear by narrating the story of Plop.
My favorite character in that show was the old lady watering her garden. She not only waters her garden she waters the audience too. My mom and I got sprayed too. I loved the songs too my favorite was the one Plop sang with the old lady.
The entire show was an hour long and there were many funny bits too. In the end Sam realize she too was not afraid of the dark anymore just like Plop.
I will recommend this show to my friends the next time they are in town although they say it is for children ages 4-7.
Having read the book which was a Christmas gift from my aunt in Scotland I was truly excited about the show.
We had front row seats (what a treat) and oh yes there were 3 bus loads of children from a school too so the theater was packed.As the show was for half past 12 I only had to wait 15 minutes or so before the actors and actress jumped on stage and down to the audience. They started to chat with the kids and I had one of them sing Happy Birthday to me. Her name was Sam -she was "6years old" and she was afraid of the dark. She carried a torchlight with her and sang twinkle,twinkle little star to calm down when it got dark. Her brothers Edward (8 years old )and George (7years old) had an idea to help Sam over come her fear by narrating the story of Plop.
My favorite character in that show was the old lady watering her garden. She not only waters her garden she waters the audience too. My mom and I got sprayed too. I loved the songs too my favorite was the one Plop sang with the old lady.
The entire show was an hour long and there were many funny bits too. In the end Sam realize she too was not afraid of the dark anymore just like Plop.
I will recommend this show to my friends the next time they are in town although they say it is for children ages 4-7.
The old lady with Plop.
Sunday, 20 March 2016
THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK -Book Review
The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark.
The author of this book is Jill Tomlinson and the illustration is by Paul Howard. This book was first published in Great Britain 1968 by Methuen and co Ltd. This story is 48 years old and I is one of my favorite book. It's about an owl called Plop who is afraid of the dark. The writer describes Plop as fat and fluffy with knackety knees, round eye with a heart shaped ruff. Through out the story he is also described as a giant Catherine wheel, a thunderbolt, a roly poly pudding (yum), a wolly ball, a shooting star and a fat little snowman.
Who Plop really is an 8 week old baby barn owl with an enormous appetite and prefer the day time to night. His parents Mr and Mrs Barn Owl find it almost impossible to get any sleep as Plop is so very noisy either practicing his Eeeks or jiggling up and down on the branch where his parents are trying to roost. Plop is sent to meet 6 different people and a cat to find out all about the dark.
In the end Plop understand that dark is exciting, kind, fun, necessary, fascinating, wonderful, beautiful and super. And Plop is known as Plop - the night bird.
I recommend this book for anyone who has a fear of the dark by feeling it and not knowing about it.
The author of this book is Jill Tomlinson and the illustration is by Paul Howard. This book was first published in Great Britain 1968 by Methuen and co Ltd. This story is 48 years old and I is one of my favorite book. It's about an owl called Plop who is afraid of the dark. The writer describes Plop as fat and fluffy with knackety knees, round eye with a heart shaped ruff. Through out the story he is also described as a giant Catherine wheel, a thunderbolt, a roly poly pudding (yum), a wolly ball, a shooting star and a fat little snowman.
Who Plop really is an 8 week old baby barn owl with an enormous appetite and prefer the day time to night. His parents Mr and Mrs Barn Owl find it almost impossible to get any sleep as Plop is so very noisy either practicing his Eeeks or jiggling up and down on the branch where his parents are trying to roost. Plop is sent to meet 6 different people and a cat to find out all about the dark.
In the end Plop understand that dark is exciting, kind, fun, necessary, fascinating, wonderful, beautiful and super. And Plop is known as Plop - the night bird.
I recommend this book for anyone who has a fear of the dark by feeling it and not knowing about it.
My drawing of PLOP.
KL Tower Mini Zoo
Saturday morning I got busy very busy getting ready for a day out since I did not have any other 'activities'. It was an early birthday treat and I had no idea what or where it was.
We drove into town to an area we don't always head to. At first I saw the tall tower known as K.L Tower. As dad parked the car I saw the sign that said K.L Tower Mini Zoo.
I knew that was my treat and I love animals. I do not like insects and creepy crawlers. I put on my hat and my sunnies, sprayed mosquito repellent and I was raring to go.
Mom had to collect the tickets so dad and I stayed in the shade in the gift shop.
We started at the Bird Aviary. You can feed the parrots here but look out for the fan tailed pigeons above your head ( you do not want to get pooped on).
Next we walked to the Emu and Fallabella Horse stable.You can feed the Emu too but they were too busy feeling on the grains to come over. There was lots of chickens walking about too.
I spotted 2 very full Pythons one of them is an Albino python. The bat eared foxes were sound asleep (a lot like me) so we moved on to the Mini Jungle where you can pet and carry and feed the rabbits, feed the prairie dog with sunflower seeds, feed the Wallaby with carrots and other green vegetables as well as corn to the squirrel monkeys. Walk a little further and you see the Albino crow and iguana and meerkats, Giant Toads and dwarf Caiman and Alligator snapping turtles. I was told that these turtles are not slow movers and are related to dinosaurs. I will not be feeding the snapping turtles anytime soon. I did in fact feed the common Snapping Turtle almost got my finger snapped because I was not paying attention.
We tracked back and went Longkang fishing. Did I manage to catch any fish.....nope, they were too fast for me. We continued to Pet Village where rabbits, Guinea Pigs, and Sulcata Tortoise live and you can feed them with food provided. From here at our guide will lead you to the millipedes (yucky) and the Albino Long Tailed Macaques but you cannot feed them and be sure to keep your hands to yourself. There you will also see sugar Gliders, scorpions, Gigantic Monitor Lizards, Raccoons and more Dinosaur Turtles.
You can go for lunch and re-enter if you want to spend more time with the animals but be sure to follow the guidelines , do not jump and scream and run around as the animals can get agitated with such excitement and sudden movements. The mini zoo is open 365 days from 10am to 9pm. I spent 4 hours in the mini zoo an hour for lunch and an hour exploring the Blue Coral Aquarium. It was a wonderful early birthday treat.
Monday, 14 March 2016
Hot Air Balloon Festival
Last Saturday (12/3/16) evening my parents and I went to the 8th Hot Air Balloon Festival in Putrajaya. It was magical. We managed to get tickets to the Night Glow. This allowed us to get inside the area where the balloons were inflated and floated up into the evening sky.
Being so close to each balloon as the pilots ignite the burners was an experience.The heat from the burners was so intense I could feel it on my skin.
I was all exciting watching the balloons float up but we had to wait about for a long time before the Night Glow show started and I was getting really tired too.
While waiting for the pilot to inflate the balloons I insisted on going on the Roller Orb and that was an exhausting activity.
Mom said I fell asleep right away as soon the car got going.
The next time the hot air balloons are in town it is definitely worth going to.
Being so close to each balloon as the pilots ignite the burners was an experience.The heat from the burners was so intense I could feel it on my skin.
I was all exciting watching the balloons float up but we had to wait about for a long time before the Night Glow show started and I was getting really tired too.
While waiting for the pilot to inflate the balloons I insisted on going on the Roller Orb and that was an exhausting activity.
Mom said I fell asleep right away as soon the car got going.
The next time the hot air balloons are in town it is definitely worth going to.
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