Hello, fellow Baffled Ones. In Ep 1 we met Lionel The Lion and Gavin. Lionel made up his mind to search for his long lost fore-lions (Ep. 2). They hitched a ride to Geraldton. Next day they set off full of hope that they would arrive Somewhere and properly start their search. But the roadContinueContinue reading “Lionel Seeks His Fore-Lions, Ep 4: Shark Bay and Emu Country”
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Lionel Seeks His Fore-Lions, Ep. 3. Perth To Geraldton (And link to Youtube Vid)
Hello, fellow Baffled Ones. We met Lionel The Lion looking at books about Oz-Tray-Ya (Australia). He wondered if there might have been Tasmanian Lions as well as Tasmanian Tigers. These could be his fore-lions! Perhaps they still roamed around Oz-Tray-Ya. He decided to find out. Gavin volunteered to go too. So they hitched a rideContinueContinue reading “Lionel Seeks His Fore-Lions, Ep. 3. Perth To Geraldton (And link to Youtube Vid)”
Lionel The Lion Seeks His Fore-Lions, Ep 2. Planning the journey
Hello, fellow Baffled Ones. We met Gavin (with bowtie) and Lionel The Lion (with mane) looking at books about Oz-Tray- Ya. Lionel, excited by the pictures of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger (thylacine), wondered if there could have been Tasmanian Lions too. Lionel’s adventure is also now a Video available to see on Youtube and TikTok. SeeContinueContinue reading “Lionel The Lion Seeks His Fore-Lions, Ep 2. Planning the journey”
Lionel The Lion Seeks His Fore-Lions: Ep. 1. Oz-Stral-Ya (With links to the little Videos)
Hello fellow Baffled Ones. Here begins the story of how Lionel the Lion and his bear friend Gavin set out in search of Lionel’s forebears, or fore-lions. Here you see Gavin (with bowtie) with Lionel The Lion and Koala (with cute ears) and their Ozzy friends, Koala, and Echidna and Platypus. Lionel’s adventure is alsoContinueContinue reading “Lionel The Lion Seeks His Fore-Lions: Ep. 1. Oz-Stral-Ya (With links to the little Videos)”
The Esme Trilogy: Esme’s Wish, by Elizabeth Foster
“I’m going to find out what happened to you, Mum, no matter what.” Mark, guardian of Mawson Bear says:From the startling opening wedding scene of Esme’s Wish to the highly satisfying conclusion, this novel aimed at younger readers is a fine read for those of any age who still yearn for wondrous worlds. This older,ContinueContinue reading “The Esme Trilogy: Esme’s Wish, by Elizabeth Foster”
Meet the bears in Dreamy Days and Random Naps: Samantha
Hello Fellow Baffled Ones, my name is Samantha. I was found sitting on a shelf in a shop called Good Samaratins. Here in The Land of Oz* people call this shop ‘Good Sammys’. Perhaps landing in a shop all by myself was rather a shock because I hardly remember anything before that. One day, IContinueContinue reading “Meet the bears in Dreamy Days and Random Naps: Samantha”
Whimsical Gift Books for Frazzled Grownups
Mawson’s Guardian says: Greetings to so many new followers. Welcome to Mawson Bear’s Blob. Here you will see wholesome things of interest to bears, teddies, plushies, artists, writers, and all who love them. (Writers and artists need love too. All Stuffies know this.) Mawson is a Writer-Bear , as you know, one of the veryContinueContinue reading “Whimsical Gift Books for Frazzled Grownups”
A Summertime Ponder About Life, by Mawson
Fellow Baffled Ones, Could life be .. .. just lots of interruptions … .. between snoozes .. .. in a garden?
Bernice Takes A Plunge, by Ann Harth
‘Bernice Peppercorn’s imagination fills her mind and her notebooks with adventure and intrigue’ (From the back cover of Bernice Takes A Plunge.) When our Tedettes saw the cover of this book they just HAD to read it. On the back cover are some of their favourite words, ‘imagination’, ‘notebooks’, ‘adventure’ and ‘intrigue’; and on theContinueContinue reading “Bernice Takes A Plunge, by Ann Harth”
A Nana Scrappy Tale 2, by Ryan Cochrane: Nana’s household is led to the meaning of Christmas
If you like dogs, squirrels, guinea pigs, burgers, and visits to Nanas, you will enjoy reading this tale. (You don’t necessarily have to like cabbages.)
Naps, daydreams and slowing down. Dreamy Days and Random Naps, by Mawson
Mawson Bear ponders on the art of creative napping. Scotland The Brave imagines doing great deeds. The Professors hold the highest hopes for their visionary inventions. Samantha sees wondrous things all round her. The Seekers journey all the way to the edge of the world, but of course they return by bedtime. Dreamy Days andContinueContinue reading “Naps, daydreams and slowing down. Dreamy Days and Random Naps, by Mawson”
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