Hello everyone!  My name is Lazy bear and I love sleeping.   I wasn’t in the Nice Bear Naughty Bear book…I just couldn’t be bothered but I wish I had been now.  

I am supposed to be tidying my room but it looks ok to me.

However Mummy bear recently got the Nice Bear Naughty Bear App on her iphone and every time I do something helpful I get a Nice Bear point!  Then if I get enough points I get a certificate.

So maybe I might go and tidy my room…Mummy bear says if I reach 10 points she will take me to see the latest alien movie!

Better go and get started….

“Our Grandma isn’t like any other Grandma…”

Find out more about this new Maverick character soon!  Grandma Bendy will be published in May 2012.

My name is Sparkle – some people think it is an odd name for a little girl but I like it.

I went to live with my Aunt Millicent not that long ago.  At first it was difficult because we had nothing in common and the music I loved was banned from the house.  But one amazing day when I got lost in the wood…Everything changed.

But you’ll have to read the book ‘Sparkle’s Song‘ to find out what I found out!

Hi

Where I live there is a big forest near us.  It is dark and scary with tall, tall trees.  You have to really crane your neck to see the top branches.

I don’t like going in there – it makes me feel like I was little red riding hood and somewhere behind one of the trees is a wolf.

However in the story The Goblin and the Girl (about me),  I get lost in the woods but thankfully someone comes along and finds me.  You’ll have to read it though to find out more.

The Girl

[Translated into English from Beastish by Kim]

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In 2012,  I (the Fearsome Beastie) must… 

1)  Stop eating children – adults have much more meat and less troublesome (except grannies). Eat more children.

2) Avoid Grannies.

3) Avoid stew pots.

4) Be more Fearsome (must be getting soft to let one kid escape).

5) Eat less veg.

6) Get more exercise

7) …?

Hello everyone!

Long time since I have written a blog but I wanted to catch you all before the end of 2011.

Last year I had a fantastic time at a New Year’s party and I can’t believe a whole year has passed since then!  Tomorrow I plan on spending the day having a look at some new hats and then hopefully wear one to the party I have been invited to!

It has been a great year and all I can say is….

Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Get Ahead Fred x

Hello everyone!

Well over on the advent calendar I showed them my recipe for Mince Pies and then I remembered that I was supposed to put the recipe up on here too.

Still enough time to make some for Christmas!

Have a Merry Christmas!

from Mrs MacCready x

Mrs MacCready’s Mince Pie Recipe!

150g cold unsalted butter

230g plain flour

67g golden caster sugar

250g mincemeat

One greased 12-hole baking tray

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Method

1. Add the flour to a large mixing bowl, then cut the butter into small cubes and put them in with the flour. Rub in the butter and flour with your fingertips and then add the sugar. Mix together until you can shape the pastry into a ball.

2. Preheat the oven to 200°C/Gas 6. Roll the pastry on a floured surface until it is about 0.5cm thick and use a cutter to cut circles. Press the circles into the baking tray and then fill with the mincemeat.

3. For the lids you need a slightly smaller cutter they fit perfectly over the top.

4. Brush the tops of the pies either with a beaten egg or milk and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes until the tops go golden.

5. Remove the tray from the oven and leave the pies to cool.

Then share them with some friends…Or eat them all yourself!

Poco Loco and myself are so pleased to be in London for Christmas.  It is such a beautiful city…especially at Christmas.  The displays in the windows are fantastic and the smell of roasted chestnuts delicious!

Other than the food, one thing I love about Christmas is the carols!  It is so magical to hear everyone singing when it is dark and the streets are lit by christmas lights.  We are heading off tonight to a carol concert and hope to join in.

The Dog Detectives
Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

We all have days when we look in the mirror and see something that we don’t want to see.

I look in the mirror and see a goblin.  It pops up every now and then, particularly when I am feeling unhappy.

It is large and ugly and has these horrible eyes. I used to hide under a hat so people couldn’t see it but then I met a new friend.  It really helped and now I see the goblin less and less.

The Girl

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To pre-order the The Goblin & the Girl click here!

Good day my dearies!  Gran here – reporting on the latest beastie development.

It seems our Beastie has been caught on film!  Well actually so have I!  I can’t remember them filming this but they must have else how else did I manage to get onto your computer screen?

Looks really exciting doesn’t it…Makes me want to know what happens (which of course I do know).  But those of you who don’t know how the Fearsome Beastie story goes you can buy the book…Here!

Ok enough babbling, here is what you wanted to see…

Enjoy!

A fantastic trailer for Giles Paley-Phillips book ‘The Fearsome Beastie’.