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Goose conducts Bear on a large drum and Raccoon on a rack of bells. — Goose's Very Bad Orchestra

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John and Julia peek around a small shadow-theatre screen showing a giant and a mouse.

John's Enormous Little Show

One tiny stage. One giant who will not fit.

Julia in a lion mane and John in a cardboard robot costume search a colourful Purim party.

Julia and the Purim Disguise

A lion, a robot and a very well-disguised Nana.

Julia arranges soft toys beside a set dining table as John arrives through the doorway.

Julia Saves a Seat

One saved seat. Three soft toys. No room for John.

John, Julia and Papou wait in a sunny field beside a red kite with a yellow tail.

John and the Kite That Sat Down

John is ready. His kite has other ideas.

Goose, Bear with his large drum, and Raccoon with two bells parade along a sunlit village lane.

Goose and the Backwards Parade

The front is the back. The BOOM is still coming.

John and Julia look into a little box theatre where green dragon Tumble stands beside two toy rabbits.

The Dragon in the Dressing-Up Box

A magnificent dragon. A very unhelpful costume box.

Merry Moth and Pebble look for clues beneath glowing lanterns in a night-market lane.

The Night Market's Missing Morning

Morning is missing. Breakfast is making a noise.

Nellie Mouse holds a large dotted invitation as Bear and Elephant crowd into her party doorway.

Nellie Invited Everyone!

Everyone is invited. But where will everyone dance?

John and Julia build a purple cardboard town for two paper puppies riding in a little cart.

A Town for Paper Puppies

Two paper puppies. A home. A very purple adventure.

Julia smiles beside a small bush that leaves most of turquoise dinosaur Mabel in plain sight.

Mabel Is Terrible at Hiding!

One enormous dinosaur. Very few hiding places.

Goose reaches for a hopping purple parcel beneath colourful parade streamers.

The Parcel That Wouldn't Sit Still

One small parcel. One very determined Goose.

Goose conducts Bear on a large drum and Raccoon on a rack of bells.

Goose's Very Bad Orchestra

Bear booms. Raccoon jingles. Nobody can hear Goose.

Goose chases a tall birthday cake on a trolley through the market.

The Great Birthday Cake Getaway

A birthday cake with somewhere else to be.

John and Julia sail a sofa ship across a knitted blue sea.

The Sofa Has Set Sail!

The sofa is a ship. The rug is the sea. All aboard.

John and Julia fly a toy rescue ship through sock asteroids toward a stranded astronaut.

The Floor Is Outer Space!

One stranded astronaut. Two very small rescuers.

John and Julia inspect a large dinosaur footprint beside a small bridge.

The Case of the Missing Dinosaur

An enormous dinosaur. Some very tiny clues.

Moth and Pebble follow a mossy hill with their flag and breakfast bag.

The Mountain That Wouldn't Stay Put

They packed breakfast. Their hill packed up and left.

Moth and Pebble look up at a silver moon doorbell and its tugging blue cord.

Who Keeps Ringing the Moon?

The moon rings. Nobody is at the door.

The Witch and Moth peek into a glowing little shop inside a tall violet hat.

The Witch's Hat Has a Shop Inside

A tiny hat shop. A very big search for some boots.

Bunny and Hedgehog share a book outside two warmly lit cottages.

Bunny Leaves a Light

A favourite book. A glowing window. Room for two.

Deer and Fox peer at the bright moon reflected in a shallow woodland puddle.

The Moon Fell in Our Puddle!

The moon is in a puddle. What shall we do?

Bunny watches a little blue wind lift a pillow inside a cosy cottage.

A Sleepover for the Wind

Bunny has a guest. The slippers have a problem.