Young Puffin story books
2 total works
Alice is the one in the middle. Little sister Rosie is almost always very naughty, and big brother Oliver is never wrong, and he never loses at anything. Then the family drive to see their grandparents, and Alice wins the car journey game for the first time - and by more than anyone else had ever managed. In fact she beats the world record at it! Oliver does not take it gracefully. He sulks. Then Grandma Fox beats him at chess and he throws a spectacular tantrum! By the end of the day, Rosie has actually been good all day, Alice has won something, and Oliver is in disgrace. It is a landmark day in the Singer family!
Alice is teased by older brother Oliver because she pronounces 'animal' as 'aminal'. When Alice decides to avoid saying the word altogether, she is mortified to learn that her class project is to be 'Farm Animals'. On the school visit to a farm Alice falls in love with a pig with a limp and decides she wants it as a pet, but in the end has so settle for one of the traditional 'Guinea' variety - naming it 'Aminal'.