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April 66 Nne me to introduce my new feathered friend,” said Skully. “Winger, this is Jake, Izzy and Cubby. Winger needs our help.” Winger was looking for the Golden Sky Bird Treasure. She had received a mysterious note that said she would find the treasure in a wooden bird statue on Sky Bird Island. But she didn’t know where Sky Bird Island was. “Maybe Sky Bird Island is in the sky,” said Jake. Izzy sprinkled everyone with Pixie Dust and they flew off to find the island. Hook was taking a day off from treasure hunting when he saw Jake and his friends soaring through the sky. “What are those pint-sized pirates up to this time?” wondered Hook. “Maybe the new bird is leading them to a special treasure in the sky,” said Smee. Hook took out his whirly hook. It had a propeller, so he and Smee could follow the sea pups. Jake and his mateys found Sky Bird Island floating high in the sky. Winger spotted the bird statue. It had pretty pink feathers just like her. She knocked on a door in the top of the statue. An old green parrot came outside. “The Sky Bird Princess has returned!” said the Wise Old Parrot. He explained that, long ago, Winger’s greatgreat-grandmother had ruled the island, and now it was Winger’s turn to take her place at the royal throne. “The Golden Sky Bird Treasure is the throne?” asked Winger. “No, my dear princess. The treasure is you,” said the Wise Old Parrot as he presented Winger with her crown. Suddenly, Hook grabbed the crown. “T’'ll take that,” he snarled. “Izzy, emergency!” called Jake. Izzy sprinkled Jake with Pixie Dust. He flew after Hook and took back the crown. Hook got his whirly hook and, with Smee, chased Jake through the clouds. Splat! Hook and Smee ran right into the side of a mountain and fell off Sky Bird Island, back down to Never Land, where they landed in a muddy river. “Your Highness, I believe this is yours,” said Skully, giving Princess Winger her crown. All hail the parrot princess! i eel ESCA LOI LI AECL LL ALLEL ELIE A ALE NELLA

arr MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Donalds Balloon Race I was the day of the hot air balloon race. The winner would get a big blue ribbon! Mickey and his friends had each won a ribbon before — all except Donald. But that day would be different. “I’m going to win this time,” said Donald. Donald asked Mickey to fly with him. They’d race against the professor, Uncle Scrooge, Clarabelle, Chip and Dale. Their balloons were beautiful. Donald’s balloon was all patched up, but he thought it was ready to go. Donald wanted to take off before the whistle, but Mickey stopped him. “We want to play fair and square,” he said. Just then, Pete flew by them in a fancy balloon. “See you at the finish line, slowpokes,” he sneered. The whistle blew and the race began! The balloons took to the sky — except for Donald’s. When he pumped it up, all its patches blew off! “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles had three patches — a triangle, a rectangle and a circle. They fixed the holes perfectly! “I want that blue ribbon!” said Donald. Soon he’d caught up with the others. But then Pete zoomed by, pushed by a fan! “That’s not fair!” said Donald. Mickey agreed. Luckily, a nice breeze made Donald’s balloon go faster! Meanwhile, Pete’s fan sputtered and he fell behind. The racers had to fly around three mountains. Donald and Mickey steered left, then right, then over the tallest peak. They were —in the lead! The last thing to do was fly low and grab three red flags — one, two, three! “Now we can go to the finish line!” shouted Donald. But Pete tried another trick, using a rocket to fly by and snatch the flags from Donald. Then he lost control and crashed into a tree! His balloon deflated, and Pete was left hanging from a branch. Pete gave Donald the flags. “I’ve been a bad sport.” But Mickey and Donald didn’t want to leave Pete behind. Toodles brought a rope ladder, and Pete climbed aboard. Finally, Donald flew his balloon across the finish line. “We won!” “Fair and square,” added Mickey. Daisy put the big blue ribbon on Donald. Donald smiled. “Oh, boy!”

ieee and Alma’s family was having a car-boot sale to get rid of a bunch of old stuff that they didn’t need any more. Doc walked over to check it out. “You can look at what we’re selling,” Alma told her friend. “If you see anything you want, you can totally have it.” While Alma ran inside to help her mother, Doc brought her toys to life with her magic stethoscope. Lambie heard a toy calling from inside a cardboard box. Stuffy jumped in to find her. “My name is Pickles,” the purple bunny said. “Alma loved pickles when she was little, so she called me Pickles ’cause she loved me, too.” Pickles looked around and saw all the old junk and boxes. She realized that she was in the middle of a car-boot sale. “They’re getting rid of me!” Pickles cried. ‘T love Alma, and I thought she loved me!” “P’m sure she loves you,” Doc said. “T guess there’s something wrong with me,” Pickles said sadly. If there was something wrong with Alma’s favourite purple bunny, Doc McStuffins was going to find out what it was. She took Pickles back to her clinic. It was time for a check-up! Pickles’s heartbeat was strong, her stuffing seemed full and her stitching wasn’t ripped, either. Her nose, however, was missing from her face! Doe could fix that problem easily! She looked in her box of spare toy parts and founda green button. “What if Alma doesn’t love me when I have a green nose?” Pickles was worried. “Oh, Pickles, she doesn’t love you because of how you look on the outside,” Doc said. “She loves you because of who you are on the inside.” Doc pasted the button nose on Pickles. Then she took her back to Alma’s garden. “I found something when I was going through your boxes,” Doc said. “Pickles!” cried Alma. “She’s not supposed to be out here!” Pickles must have fallen into a box by accident. Alma explained to Doc that she loved Pickles so much she would never get rid of her. She was very happy to see her favourite toy —and even happier to see Pickles’s new green button nose! Alma loved Pickles no matter how she looked with her new nose ... and that was music to Pickles’s ears!

April Cuckoo-Locas Eés-cellent Adventure il, noise outside Minnie’s Bow-tique was really starting to bother Cuckoo-Loca. “Ahhh!” cried the little yellow bird. “That construction is driving me /oca!” “They'll be done soon,” Minnie said. “I hope.” Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. Daisy opened it, but no one was there. The only thing she saw was a large egg. “Who could that belong to?” wondered Daisy. She brought the egg inside. “Daisy, we have to find the mama bird,” said Minnie. Cuckoo-Loca promised to take care of the egg while Minnie and Daisy went to the park to find its mama. After Minnie and Daisy left, Cuckoo-Loca moved the egg to the centre of the table and sat on top of it. All of a sudden, the construction noise started again. A jackhammer rattled the whole shop. Ratta-tat-ratta-tat-ratta-tat tatta! The egg rolled around and fell off the table! Cuckoo-Loca caught it just in time. The jackhammer stopped. Cuckoo-Loca carefully put the egg back on the table. Then ... Ratta-tat-ratta-tat-ratta-tat tatta! The whole table shook and shuddered. The egg spun round three times and rolled off the edge. Again, Cuckoo-Loca grabbed it before it hit the ground. “That does it,” said Cuckoo-Loca. She carried the egg up to her clock and took it inside. She piled pillows around the egg to protect it. The jackhammer started once more, but it sounded very far away. Then Cuckoo-Loca went out to meet Minnie and Daisy. “Any luck?” she asked. “No mama bird anywhere,” sighed Minnie. :“How’s the egg?” asked Daisy. |Cuckoo-Loca pointed up at her clock and |smiled. “Safe and sound,” she said. Suddenly, :the clock struck 12! The door sprang open, and the egg shot out across the room. Minnie, Daisy and Cuckoo-Loca raced to catch it. First Minnie had it, then Daisy, then ... crack! The egg had fallen to the floor. Everyone covered their eyes, but Minnie peeked through her fingers and laughed. “No wonder we couldn’t find the mama bird,” she said. The egg wasn’t real. It was a chocolate egg with a candy shell! Cuckoo-Loca smiled. “That’s what I call a sweet tweet!” 100 ee

Selly The Baker K ing I. was a busy day at the castle. The Villagers’ Ball was the following evening, and King Roland had a million things to do. Sofia, Amber and James helped by choosing a cake for the ball. Queen Miranda did her part by decorating. She even found a beautiful mirror in the attic. “It’s a little crooked,” Sofia said when she saw the mirror that evening. Roland chuckled wearily. “A king’s work is never done.” As he straightened the mirror, he realized he’d forgotten to give Baileywick the kids’ cake order. “Imagine what an easy life the village baker must have,” he said. “On days like this, I wish I were the village baker....” The next morning, a crowing rooster woke Sofia. She sat up and gasped. She was sharing a room with Amber and James. A very small room. A room in the village! Suddenly, Roland and Miranda burst into the room, looking confused. When they all went downstairs, they realized that somehow, the king’s wish had come true. He’d magically become the village baker! Roland was actually thrilled! “We could look 101 \” at this as a holiday!” he exclaimed. He wanted the simple life. But being a baker wasn’t as simple as he’d imagined. Sofia and Miranda had to show the others how to do everything from milking the cow to mixing the dough. Still, Roland kept trying. Then a customer mentioned the Villagers’ Ball. It would be cancelled if the missing king didn’t show up soon! Sofia knew she had to convince her father to return to being king. She dragged him out to help her deliver bread. Along the way, she made sure he saw all the good things he’d done for the village as king — and heard how much his citizens loved him. She also figured something out. “The mirror Mum found! It’s a magic mirror that grants wishes!” she exclaimed. The family returned to the castle. Roland looked in the mirror and wished to be king again. It worked! The baker and his family transformed back into the royal family — just in time for the ball. As he listened to the villagers’ cheers, Roland realized being king was a pretty great job after all.

April 10 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Peeska, Pooska, Pete the Cat Mise was having a big party at the Clubhouse. His friends had come early to help with the decorations. Pete watched them from a distance. “No fair,” he grumbled. “I’m the only one not invited. I wish I was the leader of the Clubhouse.” Then | Pete had an idea. He’d trick Mickey into leaving the Clubhouse and take over. “Then I could invite myself to the party!” Pete phoned the Clubhouse and told Mickey a cake was waiting to be picked up at the bakery. As soon as Mickey left, Pete, disguised as Mickey, knocked on the door. When Minnie opened it, Pete said in a squeaky voice, “Hi! It’s me, Mickey Mouse!” Minnie knew something wasn’t right. “If you're Mickey, what are the magic words that open the Clubhouse?” Pete stammered, “Uh, peeska, pooska, Pete _ the Cat?” Those were not the magic words. Suddenly, the Clubhouse came apart and floated away with everyone inside! When Mickey returned, he couldn’t believe it. The Clubhouse and his friends were gone! When Professor Von Drake spotted Minnie in the Clubhouse Trousers, he led Mickey there. They got Minnie out and put the trousers back in place. Then Mickey went to find Goofy and the Shoe Garage. It was stuck on some rocks at the edge of a waterfall! Mickey called Toodles, who had just the thing — a big crane. Mickey used it to grab the Shoe Garage and put it back where it belonged. Two more parts were missing. Mickey found the Clubhouse Head bobbing atop water shooting from a fire hydrant. Daisy was inside! Mickey had to close the valve. Toodles had the perfect tool — a spanner. Mickey shut off the water and set the head on the other pieces. But Professor Von Drake had bad news. Donald and the Clubhouse Ears were in outer space! Mickey rushed to the rocket and blasted off. He soon rescued Donald and towed the ears back to Earth. Pete was sorry he had made the Clubhouse go to pieces. Mickey accepted his apology. Then Pete found a piece of paper sticking out of his own back pocket. “Tt’s an invitation to your party!” said Pete. “Sure it is, Pete,” laughed Mickey. “I invited !»” all my friends! 102 et ee se

a a — A NE A A A big storm was on the way, but the McStuffins family was ready for it. They had torches, food and water, and, most importantly, each other. Doc ran to the clinic to gather up her toys before the storm hit. “Tt might not be safe for you here,” Doc told them. “I’m going to take you somewhere safe — my room. “First everybody find a storm buddy, someone who will make sure you don’t get left behind,” Doc explained. “Then get in the wagon.” Outside in the garden, the wind was howling. A big gust blew Chilly’s hat off. Another gust sent Chilly flying out of the wagon. His storm buddy, Hallie, tried to get Doc’s attention, but the wind was too loud. Hallie decided to be brave and join Chilly. She jumped out of the wagon and handed Chilly his hat, and they ran back to the clinic. “Let’s take cover under my desk,” Hallie said. Once Doc got to her room, she realized that Chilly and Hallie were missing. She ran through the kitchen, but her father put his hand out to stop her. “Sorry, Doc,” Dad said. “We can’t let you go ee EE out with the storm blowing like this.” ‘T think it’s time for a big McStuffins family bear hug,” Mum suggested when the lights went out. It sounded like the perfect idea to Doc and Donny. Back in the clinic, Hallie took out the emergency kit. She pulled out a torch and turned it on so Chilly could see while he coloured. Chilly was grateful. “I sure am glad I’m a McStuffins,” he said. “And I’m even more glad you’re one, too!” After the storm had passed, Dad told Doc it was okay to go outside and check on her toys. ‘Doc!” Hallie and Chilly cheered when they saw Doc at the clinic door. “’m so glad you’re okay,” Doc said, hugging the toys tightly. “But I think I should give both of you a check-up.” Doc took Hallie and Chilly to the mobile clinic. Chilly and Hallie were fine. But Doc had a diagnosis for her helpful hippo friend. “Hallie, you have a case of Brave-Nurse-itis,” Doc said as she handed Hallie a medal. “You are the bravest storm buddy around!” 103 :::

(Ge Hook was tired of Jake and his crew | always beating him to every great treasure in | Never Land. \ “What you need is a little fun,” said Smee. } “And I think I know just the spot.” { Smee took Hook to Pirates’ Plunge, the © | coolest waterslide in all of Never Land. Hook | was excited to swim, but Jake and his crew were | already at the waterslide. “Is there no escape from those tiny | tormentors?” asked Hook. | He decided to make his own lagoon. Jake and his friends were having a great | time sliding down the huge waterslide when, suddenly, all the water drained out of Pirates’ - Plunge. | “We have to figure out what happened to | the water,” said Jake. Hook had put up a rock wall, making his | own lagoon and draining all the water out of | Pirates’ Plunge. Hook and Smee were riding | in a pedalo, while Sharky and Bones relaxed | on rafts. “We can’t let ol’ Feather Hat get away with { this,” said Skully. The crew used a hollow log and some palm leaves to make their own canoe and paddled out to Hook. “Could you please tear down your wall so we can swim in Pirates’ Plunge?” asked Izzy. “Never! My fun would be ruined,” said Hook. He took out his windmill hook and blew the log canoe away. The canoe bumped into the rock wall and a few rocks fell into the water. “That’s it,” said Jake. “Let’s tear this wall down, one rock at a time.” “Put a stop to those scurvy small fries,” called Hook. He and Smee paddled towards Jake’s canoe. They were about to crash into it when Jake steered it away. Hook missed the canoe and slammed into the rocks instead. Hook’s wall tumbled down, and all the water flowed back into Pirates’ Plunge. Jake’s canoe flowed along with the rushing water. It was headed for a waterfall. “Aw, coconuts! We’re gonna go over the falls!” cried Cubby. Izzy used her Pixie Dust, and she and her mateys flew safely back to Pirates’ Plunge, where they had a great day splishing and splashing in the cool water. |

ane April 1 H enry and Beckett were playing Huggleball one day when Gertie walked by with her pet monsterbird, Sneezo. “Hi, Henry,” Gertie said. “Going to the post office. Big hurry!” Suddenly, Sneezo had a sneezing fit that sent her flying from one side of the road to the other. “Poor Sneezo is allergic to monsterflowers,” Gertie explained. “If only there was someone who could watch Sneezo until I get back.” That someone was named Henry. Henry led Sneezo into his house, but the monsterbird wanted to play outside with Henry and Beckett. “Okay, Sneezo,” Henry said. “What’s the worst that can happen?” The first bad thing happened when Sneezo sneezed and landed on Henry’s skateboard. She sped down the road. Henry and Beckett jumped on Henry’s bike and raced after her. The next bad thing happened when Henry arrived in the centre of Roarsville and realized that Sneezo was nowhere to be found. Signor Roartonio helped them find Sneezo, but then she sneezed herself in and out of the hairdresser’s. That was followed by the bad 1 Diop i oe al ee aaa ie 1}€ EN yy HOSS MANIER Sneez-Q-Rama thing that happened when Sneezo sneezed right into the bike shop. She came out on a unicycle, pedalled through the art shop and crashed into a wall. Paint splattered everywhere! Sneezo ended up sitting on top of a fountain. And that’s when the WORST thing happened. Every time Sneezo tried to hold in her sneeze, she puffed up like a balloon. Soon she was floating away on the breeze! Henry couldn’t fly high enough to reach her. Luckily, Captain Hollander flew by in the Roarsville Airship and dropped a rope ladder. Henry climbed on and swung back and forth. Got her! Back on the ground, Henry and the pets hopped on the bike. “Sneezo, try not to sneeze!” Henry said. Too late! But Sneezo’s last, most tremendous sneeze was the absolute BEST thing to happen. It powered Henry’s bike like a rocket all the way back to Henry’s house, just in time for Gertie to pick up Sneezo. “IT hope she wasn’t any trouble,” said Gertie. Henry laughed. “Barely a sniffle!” a

April MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE \ Minnies Rainbow I, had been a rainy morning, but now the sun was peeking through the clouds. Minnie called for Mickey to come outside. “Look,” she said. “A Clubhouse rainbow!” Minnie named the rainbow’s colours — red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Soon the other Clubhouse pals were looking at the rainbow, too. “T wonder where it ends,” said Daisy. Mickey had heard there was a pot of gold watched over by a leprechaun at the end. “There’s one way to know for sure,” he said. “Let’s go find the end of the rainbow!” The gang set out across the meadow. But they didn’t know that Leprechaun Pete was watching them! He didn’t want the Clubhouse Rainbowers to find his pot of gold. Before long, the gang came to a deep gully. On the other side stood a stone tower with a target painted on it. “The end of the rainbow is over there,” said Minnie. “How are we going to get across?” “Hey, look - a note!” shouted Mickey. The note said that if they could hit the target, a bridge would appear. But the target was so far away that it seemed impossible. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. There were two Mouseketools. One of them was a tennis racket and ball. Minnie took aim and walloped the ball with the racket. It was a perfect shot! The bridge magically appeared. “Come on,” urged Minnie. Leprechaun Pete hadn’t thought Minnie would be able to hit the target. But he had another trick up his sleeve. He surrounded the Rainbowers with a heavy fog. Minnie and the gang couldn’t see a thing! “Oh, Toodles,” they called. Toodles had one more tool — a giant fan. It worked! When the fog cleared, they saw it: the end of the rainbow! But there was no pot of gold! Leprechaun Pete had hidden it and he couldn’t remember where it was. As Goofy started looking around, he tripped and fell into a four-leaf-clover bush. When he came out, he had the pot of gold! Leprechaun Pete gave each Rainbower a reward — a golden cookie baked by his GramGram. Minnie laughed. “Who knew the end of the rainbow would be so delicious!” 106

is Izzy, Cubby and Skully were gazing at the stars when Jake spotted the brightest star he’d ever seen. “That’s the Never Night Star,” said Cubby. “Tt shines down on the legendary Lost City of Gold.” Jake and the crew decided to look for the lost city, but to get there, they had to go through Dark-Dark Valley. Captain Hook and his crew overheard Jake talking about the Lost City of Gold. The captain wanted to go there, too. Hook got to Dark-Dark Valley first. There were three paths the pirates could take, but how could they tell which path was the right one? A beam of light from the Never Night Star hit a shiny rock and lit up one of the paths. “This must be the path to the lost city,” said Sharky. Hook ordered his men to move the rock so the starlight no longer lit up the path. That way, Jake wouldn’t know which way to go. But now the path was so dark Hook and his men couldn’t see. They stumbled and bumbled towards the lost city. “Shiver me timbers,” said Izzy as they reached Cee cern ee eee nee ees cence ee ee the three paths. “How do we pick the right one?” “Tt looks like this rock was moved,” said Jake. He turned the rock, and the path lit up once again. The path led them to a pile of vines, but there was no city in sight. “I guess the Lost City of Gold will always be lost,” said Cubby sadly. But Jake wasn’t ready to give up. He looked all around for another shiny rock that might help light the way. When he moved the pile of vines, there was a rock underneath. The starlight hit the rock and lit up the Lost City of Gold! Just then, Hook arrived, ready to dig up the city and take the gold. “But the city isn’t made of gold,” said Jake. “Tt just looks like gold because it’s lit up by the golden starlight of the Never Night Star.” ‘It sure is beautiful,” said Izzy. “Beautiful, bah!” said Hook. “I wanted treasure.” While Jake and his crew enjoyed the Lost City of Gold, the cranky crook and his crew stumbled home in the dark. nna NS OE

: M 00 Moo, you’re as wet as a weasel in a waterfall!” exclaimed Hallie when she saw the soaked stuffed cow. And she was right! “What happened?” Stuffy wondered. “Oh my, oh mooooo!” Moo Moo moaned. “Alma left me in the rain and I’m soaked through!” Doc put a towel round the soggy cow and moved her into the exam room. It was time for a check-up! “Moo Moo, you have Squishy-itis!” Doc declared. “We need to squeeze all that water out of you.” Stuffy held Moo Moo’s legs, Doc grabbed her arms and Lambie held her tail. Then Hallie put a basin under Moo Moo’s tummy. One ... two ... three.... It was time to twist and squeeze! A stream of water poured out of the stuffed cow. Next Lambie wrapped a fresh towel round Moo Moo, tiptoed up onto her back and pressed down with a few pirouettes. “You're a good dancer,” Moo Moo giggled. “A little to the left, please!” “There’s one more part of your treatment to get you extra dry,” said Doc. NN” HME ae Ee ee She carried Moo Moo out to the garden and placed her on a blanket. Doc knew there was nothing like warm sunshine to dry up the last bit of water. It worked! “You're dry and fluffy again,” Doc said. “That means you can go back home.” But Moo Moo didn’t want to go home. She didn’t want to go back with someone who left her in the rain! “Just because Alma left you out in the rain doesn’t mean she doesn’t love you,” Doc explained. “Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Maybe you can forgive her.” Lambie recalled the time that Doc accidentally put her through the washing machine. And Doc remembered leaving Squeakers outside on a cold day. “I suppose I’d want a friend to forgive me if | made a mistake,” Moo Moo said. “Alma’s always been a true friend.” Moo Moo was feeling much better. Not only was she dry and fluffy, her heart was in the right place again. And when she finally saw Alma, she forgot that she had ever been mad in the first place! 108 ceundneeeeniieeeeenen see eee

iT. day had finally come for Pluto’s All-Star Pet Show! Minnie would help all the pets get ready for the show at her pet salon. Goofy brought Mr Pettibone, his cat, and his frog, Fiona. Clarabelle dropped off her puppy, Bella, and Daisy handed Minnie her bunny rabbit, Captain Jumps-a-Lot. Pete’s dog, Butch, needed a bath, and Donald hoped Minnie would have time for Boo-Boo Chicken, too! And Minnie couldn’t forget about her own cat, Figaro. There were so many pets Minnie’s friends promised to help her. Daisy put Bella in a bath, poured in soap and started scrubbing. But sudsy bubbles soon covered the little pup. Daisy jumped in the bath to find her and got stuck. “Help,” she cried. “These bubbles are tickly!” Minnie called for Toodles. He had three Mouseketools. One was a baby elephant! The elephant sprayed Daisy and Bella with water and rinsed the bubbles away. Meanwhile, Donald was at the Beauty Bar trying to put bows on Figaro and Mr Pettibone. “Sit still, kitties!” he shouted. Minnie ran over to help. She remembered that a soft blanket always calmed Figaro down. But Donald didn’t have a blanket. “Oh, Toodles!” he yelled. Toodles had a beach towel and a jar of fireflies. Donald picked the beach towel! The kitties nestled into the towel, and Donald tied their bows on. By evening, all the pets were ready. The show was about to begin. Goofy flipped the light switch and ... nothing! “Gawrsh,” he said. “The lights aren’t working!” ‘Don’t worry,” said Mickey. “Oh, Toodles!” he called. The last Mouseketool was the jar of fireflies. They flew into the lanterns and lit them up! Pluto and Mickey started the show. The pets danced, pranced and did tricks. They were all so wonderful, the judges couldn’t decide which one should be named Best in Show. “All of our pets are the best,” said Minnie. “So they all win!” Everyone agreed that was a great idea, and the pets shared a giant trophy packed with treats. Mickey had something special for Pluto, too. “This medal is for putting on the best pet show ever,” he said. Everyone clapped and cheered. Hot dog! 109

elie The Buttercups S sic loved being a Buttercup! She just needed one more badge and she would earn her sunflower pin. She was sure she’d earn it on their nature hike. But when King Roland heard about the hike, he was afraid Sofia might get hurt. “Sofia was a Buttercup before she was a princess,” Miranda reminded him. Roland was still worried, though. He sent Baileywick along to look after Sofia. Baileywick had been a Groundhog as a boy. He showed up in his old uniform. He also brought an enormous rucksack. “Groundhogs come prepared!” he said. The hike began. But it wasn’t much fun for Sofia. Baileywick kept stepping in and doing everything for her! He cleared her path, he served her iced water and he carried her over streams. When it was time to earn badges, Baileywick insisted on doing that for Sofia, too! The troop leader, Ruby’s mum, reminded Sofia that she had to earn the badges herself. Sofia was worried. If Baileywick didn’t back off, she'd never get her sunflower pin! Next the Buttercups had to gather certain kinds of flowers. They recognized them from their Buttercup manual. “Be careful not to touch any Meddlesome Myrtle,” Ruby’s mum reminded them. “Meddlesome Myrtle?” Baileywick echoed. He tried to help Sofia again. But he hadn't studied the manual like the Buttercups had. He accidentally picked a whole bouquet of Meddlesome Myrtle! His hands itched and his head swelled up like a pumpkin. Sofia was worried. “Will he be all right?” “T think so,” Ruby’s mum said. “But we’d better head back to the castle.” However, the trail down the mountain was steep and twisty. It would be hard for Baileywick to climb down in his condition. So Sofia directed the other girls to help her make a sledge. They worked together, and soon they were sliding straight down the other side of the mountain. Soon after that, the castle doctor was helping Baileywick feel better. Sofia was happy she’d been able to help him. She was even happier when Ruby’s mum presented her with a special leadership badge — and her sunflower pin! Hooray for the Buttercups! 110 aan~ camatelingattelOLIELS OLAEEIO LLLAEAALAAI EIa Ashae6aneeea

a — et SC = A - 2 Muiie Figaros Friend (), a fine spring day, Minnie sat in her Bow-tique trying to create the perfect springtime bow. “How about this blooming sunflower bow?” Minnie asked her cat, Figaro. Figaro yawned and stretched. “You’re right,” sighed Minnie. “Not springy enough.” Just then, Daisy rushed in. The Springtime Garden Party was starting soon. “T can’t wait to see my brand-new spring bow,” she said. “Is it ready?” “Not quite,” admitted Minnie. She just hadn’t been able to find that one special thing that would make the bow extra nice. As the two friends talked it over, Figaro watched a beautiful purple-and-yellow butterfly float into the shop. Oh good, thought the cat. Someone to play with! “When I think of spring,” explained Daisy, “T picture things like flowers, puppies and rainbows.” “Rainbows! I can make a rainbow bow,” Minnie said. She had just enough rainbow ribbon to make one bow. But as she finished tying and cutting the ribbon, Figaro ran across the craft table, chasing the butterfly. ri es AEE a ES The trampled rainbow ribbon was a mess. Daisy suggested using paints. Minnie dabbed black spots on a red ribbon. “A ladybird bow!” Daisy exclaimed. Just then, the butterfly flew over the paints, and Figaro leaped at him. Paint splattered all over the ladybird bow. It was ruined! “The party’s starting soon,” said Daisy. “What will we do?” Minnie was feeling stuck. But Cuckoo-Loca was encouraging. “Good ideas are often right under our noses. Or, in my case, beak!” Suddenly, the butterfly landed on Daisy’s head. Now Minnie knew what Figaro had been chasing. “It’s our springtime inspiration!” she told Daisy. Daisy looked in the mirror. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Minnie used purple and yellow paint to make a butterfly-wing design on half a bow. Then she folded it over to make the other half. Perfect! “That’s a spring-tastic bow,” said Daisy. Minnie laughed. “And we owe it all to Figaro’s friend.” Even butterflies know there’s no business like bow business! a Sr Sn A RS NAS eS

Sieus and Serpent Sam were having an awesome water fight. It looked like so much fun that all Doc’s toys wanted to join in. “Can’t get me! Can’t get me!” Bronty called. A stream of water splashed the big toy dino in the tail. Then another one was headed for Lambie. Doc scooped up her toy lamb and rescued her. “Man, I’m out of water,” Serpent Sam said. “You're on your own while I fill up.” Serpent Sam slithered to the table. “Sam, use the bottle with the water,” Doc called to him. There were two bottles on the table. Sam wondered what was in the other one. It was green, and it looked pretty cool. Serpent Sam decided to take a sip of it ... and then another sip ... and another ... and then another. “Sweet yum-yums!” Serpent Sam said. “That’s awesome!” Sam slurped up everything in the bottle and then returned to the game. Squeakers sent a blast of water flying towards Stuffy. Serpent Sam took a deep breath and prepared to squirt Squeakers. “Thhhhppppppppsssss,” Sam. hissed. { 4 I i ! : ; : . ) f : i ; el amc lmhac Sy A ES RE PIR BT NAST rN gree re ae A small green drip fell to the ground. “I can’t splash water!” Sam cried. “That’s never happened to me before.” Doc checked him out. “You seem fine, but there has to be a reason why you sputtered instead of splashed,” Doc said. “Sam, try to splash again.” Sam sputtered, and Doc scooped up the drop of liquid that dripped from his nozzle. It was sticky, and it smelled sweet. “Is there anything you want to tell me?” Doc asked. “Well, I might have gulped some of the green stuff instead of the water,” Sam confessed. “It was really yumtastic!” “Sam, you drank green apple fizzy juice instead of water,” Doc explained. “It made you so sticky you couldn’t splash anyone. You have Sticky-itis!” Doc grabbed the garden hose and cleaned Serpent Sam with a blast of water. Soon he was ready to get back to splashing. “Next time, I’m going with water all the way, because the most important thing is to make sure I’m always ready to play!” Sam said. Splish! Splash! 1i2 RE et a EO A OE EN I i SE IE re etn eatin ree at ES I TR PF te ne a

66 Ee ccc called Izzy. Marina the mermaid was teaching Jake and the crew how to surf. Suddenly, Skully saw the fin of a sea monster in the water! Everyone hurried out of the water, leaving the surfboard behind. “That’s not a sea monster,” said Jake. “It’s !” Mr Smee in disguise “Sorry, sea pups, this wasn’t my idea,” said Smee as that sneaky snook Captain Hook grabbed the surfboard and ran off. Skully spotted tracks in the sand. It looked like Hook was headed for the Red River. “ll meet you there,” said Marina as she swam away. On the banks of the Red River, Smee warned Hook to be careful of the sleeping Tick Tock Croc, but Hook wasn’t listening. Thwack! Hook bumped the Croc with the surfboard. “Did I do that?” asked Hook. Smee and Hook jumped into the water to get away from the angry Croc. When Jake and the crew arrived, they saw Hook and Smee heading towards a fork in the Red River. “Aw, coconuts. That leads to Rainbow River,” said Cubby. The friends jumped into the water and used a log to help them swim. “Isn’t this lovely?” said Mr Smee. “This river looks like a rainbow, and all the pretty colours flow down the waterfall.” “W-waterfall?” cried Hook. Hook and Smee were about to go over the falls! In the nick of time, they jumped off the surfboard and grabbed on to a hanging vine. “Crackers!” said Skully. “If the surfboard goes over the falls, we’ll never see it again!” Just then, Jake had an idea. He jumped onto a piece of driftwood, and Marina pushed it, kicking her powerful tail in the water until they caught up with the surfboard. Jake jumped onto the surfboard, but it was too late. They were about to go over the falls! Izzy used her Pixie Dust to fly to Jake. She sprinkled her friends with the dust, and Jake, Marina and the surfboard soared into the sky. “Now that we have our board back, let’s hit the waves,” said Jake. “Surfs up!” And Jake and the crew ended up having an awesome time surfing with Marina. Pa eSRFI eree ta ieeaSI pa Pa ee

Ik gang was gathered at Mickey Mouse Park for an Earth Day celebration. Professor Von Drake was up on the stage. “Today we celebrate our home — the planet Earth!” First the professor reminded everyone that they needed to reduce how much rubbish they made. “Earth is getting filled up with rubbish!” Minnie and Daisy shared how they reduced rubbish. Minnie didn’t use paper plates at picnics. She used real plates so she could reuse them. And Daisy only used cloth napkins, never paper. That made less rubbish, too! “Great!” said the professor. “Another way to make less rubbish is to share things, like toys.” “Right!” shouted Pete. “Donald lets me play with his stuffed lion and I let him play with my toy monkey.” The professor was pleased to hear that. But then Pete jumped up on the stage with a sock puppet. A very stinky sock puppet! “When my socks get old, I use them to make puppets,” he said. The professor fell over from the smell! “Oh. Maybe I should wash them first,” muttered Pete. Goofy splashed a little water on the professor to revive him. “Ach, yes, water!” said Von — — —— nnn MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE No Place Like Earth Drake. “We need to save clean water.” “I do that by taking shorter showers,” said Goofy proudly. “T turn off the water while I brush my teeth,” Mickey added. Professor Von Drake was pleased the gang was doing such a good job to help protect the Earth’s resources. But he also wanted to remind them that the Earth was running out of the fuel needed to make electricity and power cars. What were the friends doing to save energy? “T turn off the lights when I leave a room,” said Goofy. “Right,” Minnie agreed. “And when we drive somewhere, we always go together in one car.” “Or ride a bike,” Daisy added. Goofy laughed. “Or skateboard!” Mickey suggested walking, too. “There’s nothing like using your own two feet or, in Pluto’s case, your own four feet!” The gang thanked the professor. “You taught us a lot,” said Mickey. The professor shrugged. “You taught me something, too. Every day is Earth Day at the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!” “You bet!” said Mickey. “Happy Earth Day!” 114 i eeneneee teenies ase - a ee =

I. was too windy for Doc McStuffins and her toys to enjoy a picnic outside, but it was perfect weather for gliding. Doc’s brother, Donny, and his friend Carlos zoomed their gliders through the windy skies. Doc had just carried her toys and all the picnic stuff inside when Donny and Carlos stormed in. “Whoa, whoa, slow down, you two,” Mum called. “Give your air show a little rest while you're inside.” Donny and Carlos put their gliders down and ran off to get racing cars. Doc spread the blanket out on the sitting-room floor. As soon as everyone was gone, Doc brought the toys to life with her magic stethoscope. The gliders came to life, too, and they started soaring around the sitting room! “Stop!” Doc called. “Come down, you two!” Wilbur and Orville were stunt-flying brothers who had the need for speed. They didn’t listen ~ to Doc’s warning when she told them to stay out of sight. If Mum or Dad saw them, it could be a disaster! Doc trapped them in her oom and tried to stop them from flying so fast. It was too late. Orville and Wilbur spun round and round Doc’s globe until Wilbur crashed into a wall and broke his propeller. “Doc, you have to help him!” Orville pleaded. “It looks like your elastic band snapped when you hit the wall,” Doc said as she checked Wilbur out. “We'll need another one.” Hallie held up Doc’s bag and an elastic band. Doc attached it to Wilbur and then secured his propeller. She gave the propeller a spin. It worked! Doc wouldn’t clear the glider brothers for flight, though. “Wilbur, I’m afraid you’ve got a case of Way-Too-Speedy-itis,” said Doc. “You are built to go fast, which is why you are also built to play outside!” Wilbur and Orville had to make good choices about where to play, and the best choice was the McStuffins’ back garden. So Doc took the glider brothers outside and gave them to Donny and Carlos. They were happy to be outside, and Doc was happy to get back inside, where she had a perfect picnic with her best toy friends!

ee CEL A ‘eth The Tri-Kingdom Picnic April Il. Tri-Kingdom Picnic was nothing like an ordinary picnic! The royal families of Enchancia, Wei-Ling and Khaldoun all gathered for a day of feasting and fun. Sofia couldn’t wait! James was excited, too. He showed Sofia the Golden Chalice, a trophy awarded to the kingdom whose kids won the most games at the picnic. “l’ve always wanted to win it,” James said. Amber didn’t like playing the games, so James and Sofia teamed up to represent Enchancia. The first game was Flying Horseshoe Toss. To her surprise, Sofia’s horseshoe flew and landed closest to the stake! “Enchancia wins!” Baileywick, the referee, announced. James was stunned. “We won!” he said. “I’ve never won before. We're the best! Let’s go win the next game, Sofia!” After that, James was a bad sport at all the games. He complained when he and Sofia lost, and bragged when they won. Finally, the others had had enough. “We don’t want to play any more,” said Princess Maya of Khaldoun. Prince Jin and his sister, Jun, agreed. “If you want the chalice so badly, you can have it,” Jin told James. “We quit.” “I don’t get it,” James said as the others stalked off. “Why’s everyone quitting?” “Because they’re not having fun,” Sofia said. “Neither am I. You’ve been a bad sport all day. I don’t want to be your teammate any more.” She hurried off, passing her parents and the other adults. They were playing a game of Bewitching Bowling. All of them were laughing and having fun together. None of them seemed to care about winning. That gave Sofia an idea. She dragged James over to watch the adults, arriving in time to see King Roland mess up his turn — and laugh. “Oh, well,” the king said. “Better luck next time!” “See?” Sofia told James. “Games are supposed to be fun — whether you win or lose.” Suddenly, James understood. “I guess I haven’t been much fun to play with,” he said. He found the other kids and apologized. They all forgave him, and the games continued. In the end, Khaldoun won the Golden Chalice. And Sofia was happy to see that nobody cheered louder than James. 116 a ern a Lc {

MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Mickeys Comet QO. day, Mickey found Professor Von Drake tinkering with the Clubhouse Telescope. “I’m so glad you’re here!” he said. “We’ll soon be able to see the one and only Mickey’s Comet.” The professor said comets were big rocks that flew through outer space trailing sparkly dust. Mickey’s Comet only came by once every 10 years! The only problem was, a big cloud was blocking the view. The professor hurried off to set up another telescope away from the cloud. “Hi, Mickey!” said Minnie. The whole gang was with her. Everybody was excited about seeing the comet. But the professor hadn’t told anyone where he was going. Pluto sniffed the ground until he found the professor’s trail. The gang stayed with the trusty pup as he followed the scent into the woods. Suddenly, up popped Chip and Dale. “Hiya!” said Mickey. “Did you see where the professor went?” “He walked past the tree stump and along the bushes,” said Chip. “Then he went through a secret door.” The door was 15 steps from the stump, Dale told them. As the chipmunks ran off, Goofy measured out 15 of his footsteps. But his feet were much bigger than Chip’s and Dale’s feet. The gang needed help! “Oh, Toodles!” they called. Toodles had a wind-up toy drummer. The toy’s feet were just the right size. Mickey set him by the stump. The drummer marched 15 steps and stopped by a bush. Mickey tugged on a branch and the secret door opened! “Come on, everybody,” he yelled. “We’re almost out of time!” The professor was up on a hill, just on the other side of the doorway. He was having trouble with his portable telescope. It kept rolling away. Toodles had one more Mouseketool — building blocks! Mickey used them to hold the telescope in place. The sky darkened and the comet streaked into view. It circled three stars and its trail of sparkly dust made the outline of Mickey’s head. Everybody gasped in wonder. “And that’s why I call it Mickey’s Comet,” chuckled the professor. Moments later, the comet was gone. “Bye,” shouted Mickey. “See you in another 10 years!”

(), Shipwreck Beach, Jake and the crew were playing with Patch, the pirate pup. Patch was digging up all kinds of treasure — a golden collar, a tennis ball and a seashell. Awooooo! Patch’s puppy pals were calling him home. Patch ran off but he forgot his treasure. Cubby put the treasure into a basket so Izzy could take it to Patch. “You go ahead, Izzy,” said Jake. “We'll make sure Patch didn’t leave anything else behind.” Captain Hook and Smee were spying from inside a shipwreck. “Can you believe this? They’re taking a basket of treasure to that mangy mutt. I must have it,” said Hook. Hook dressed up in a nightgown and waited for Izzy in the forest. “Hello, ma’am,” said Izzy. She thought Hook was a little old lady. “I was just delivering this basket to a friend.” Hook disguised his voice and asked Izzy to come closer. “Shiver me timbers,” said Izzy. “What a big hook you have.” “All the better to hook your basket of goodies,” said that sneaky snook Captain Hook, running away with the basket. Jake, Cubby and Skully arrived just in time to see Hook and Smee hide in an old bamboo shack. “I know,” said Cubby, “let’s blow that house down!” Jake and the crew huffed and puffed and blew the shack down. Hook and Smee ran away as fast as they could. Hook skidded to a stop in front of a bottomless pit. “Take another step, puny pirates, and I'll toss your basket into the pit,” said Hook. “Yay-hey, that’s no way to be!” said Izzy. Suddenly, they heard barking. Patch and his pirate pup pals arrived and chased Hook away from the pit. But Hook, Smee and the pups were heading right over a cliff. “This is one big emergency,” said Jake. “Then it’s Pixie Dust, away!” cried Izzy. She tossed her Pixie Dust into the air, and Hook, Smee and the pups floated into the sky. The other puppies chased Hook and Smee into the forest while Izzy gave Patch his basket. Patch jumped up and licked Izzy to say thank you. “Aw, silly pup,” giggled Izzy. 118 I A A EN Sa mcSn RR a S

April L, was late in the afternoon at the Pet Salon and Daisy was towelling off the day’s last customer. “Barkley, you’re as clean as a whistle,” she said to the puppy. “We have to hurry,” said Cuckoo-Loca. “It’s almost time for the carnival.” All of a sudden, an animal trainer ran into the salon. “May we help you?” asked Minnie. The trainer had a problem. “My carnival star, Ellie, got into a big mud puddle,” she explained. Then in walked a baby elephant covered from head to toe in mud! “Once you get her cleaned up, meet me at the carnival,” the trainer added. “Please hurry!” Minnie and Daisy filled up buckets with soapy water and moved Ellie to the shower station. The friends got busy scrubbing, but the playful pachyderm thought it was a game. She stuck her trunk into the buckets and chased Minnie and Daisy around the salon, spraying them with water! Finally, Minnie got Ellie to calm down. But Ellie just did not understand what Minnie wanted her to do. When Minnie motioned for her to turn round, Ellie started juggling buckets, shampoo bottles and even Daisy! “Ellie, please,” Minnie shouted. “Put her down!” Ellie quickly set Daisy on the floor. She seemed to know the word down. “This elephant isn’t trained to have a bath,” said Cuckoo-Loca. That gave Minnie an idea. “No, but she is trained for the carnival. Follow my lead, girls!” Minutes later, Minnie had changed the inside of the Pet Salon into a mini carnival! Ringmaster Cuckoo-Loca signalled Ellie to use her trunk to spray water onto herself. Then Minnie and Daisy, holding soapy sponges, swung down on trapezes, wiping Ellie clean as they passed by. Finally, the two friends flipped onto the elephant’s back to finish the job. Ta-da! Ellie looked spectacular. “Now that’s what I call a shining star!” Cuckoo-Loca said. “Carnival, here we come,” shouted Daisy. Suddenly, the animal trainer ran in again. “Ellie looks amazing, but do you have time for one more?” she asked. “My kitty cat got into a pie fight with the monkeys.” Outside the door, a lion roared! “Oh, dear,” gasped Minnie. 119

a_i April We D.. McStuffins loved to read about Florence Nightingale, the first real nurse. Her toys loved listening to the story, too. “T wouldn’t be the hippo I am today without her,” Hallie said. “She taught nurses all over the world how to take care of their patients. I sure wish I could have met her.” Doc held up her stethoscope. In a flash, Doc McStuffins and her toys were transported across time and space to England 200 years earlier. The toys were amazed by the clothes, the horse-drawn carriages and, most incredibly, the 10-year-old girl who stepped out of one of the carriages. It was Florence Nightingale! Chilly was so distracted by all the new, unfamiliar sights that he accidentally got knocked under Florence’s carriage! “T lost my stuffed toy under your carriage,” Doc told Florence. Florence helped rescue Chilly. Then she invited Doc inside. Florence got some soap, then took Chilly and rubbed him up and down a washboard. It tickled so much that Chilly couldn’t help giggling ... and Florence heard him! “Florence, I’m going to tell you something I never told anyone else before,” Doc said. “I can talk to my toys ... and they talk back to me.” Florence couldn’t believe her eyes when Doc’s toys came to life. “Doc, is there any way you could bring my toys to life as well?” Florence asked. Florence led Doc and the toys to her room. Doc touched her stethoscope and Florence’s toys began to speak. “It’s Florence! She can hear us!” the toys cried. “Unbelievable!” Florence’s bear Bernard was missing a button eye. Admiral Fiddlesticks couldn’t salute properly. Pip had a chip on her porcelain face. Doodle-Doo had a jammed wheel. Luckily, Doc had brought her doctor’s bag with her. Hallie comforted scared patients while Doc worked. Several check-ups and fix-its later, all of Florence’s toys were as good as new. “Thank you all so very much,” Florence said. “I know what I’m going to be now when I grow - up — a nurse, just like Nurse Hallie!” “Tm pretty sure you will,” Doc laughed. Then she said goodbye to her new friend. “And you'll make a great one, too!” 120 SA CE AN tg as ee ae mEFSOr ne E+DRee A=

|... Cubby and Jake were having a race at Pirate Island Beach. “Oof!” Izzy tripped over something in the sand. It was the special rainbow wand the Pirate Princess used to make Never Land rainbows. The Pirate Princess must have lost it. Jake and the crew set sail for Pirate Princess Island to return the wand. From the deck of his ship, Hook saw Jake using the wand to make rainbows. “That will be perfect for my wand collection,” said Hook. “What wand collection, Cap’n?” asked Smee. “Why, the one I’m starting now,” said Hook. The Jolly Roger followed Jake’s ship, Bucky, across the Never Sea. Ding, ding! Bucky warned Jake they were headed for a giant whirlpool! Izzy spotted three friendly seahorses. “Ahoy!” she cried. “Can you please pull Bucky round the whirlpool?” Jake threw the seahorses some rope, and they led Bucky safely round the pool. But when the Jolly Roger got to the whirlpool, it got caught inside and swooshed round and round. “Whooaaal” cried Hook. Jake and the crew saw the beautiful Coral Castle. They had finally made it to Pirate Princess Island! They hopped off Bucky onto a pink bridge. “Aw, coconuts!” cried Cubby. “The bridge is moving!” But it wasn’t a bridge — it was a sea serpent! “It’s okay,” called the Pirate Princess. “That’s Cecilia. She’s a friendly sea serpent.” The crew slid down Cecilia’s back and came ashore right in front of the Coral Castle. They gave the princess her wand just as Hook and his crew rowed up in their dinghy. “Storm the castle and grab that wand,” ordered Captain Hook, but Jake had another idea. He hopped on Cecilia’s back, and Izzy sprinkled Jake and the sea serpent with Pixie Dust. They flew out over the water and hovered over Hook’s dinghy. Hook was so scared of the friendly sea serpent that he rowed away in his dinghy as fast as he could. And to thank Jake and the crew for returning the rainbow wand, the Pirate Princess made a beautiful rainbow to help guide her friends back home. —— eee

eee MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Goofys Hat I, was Picture Day at the Clubhouse. The whole gang was there. Minnie and Daisy donned their prettiest bows. Pluto wore his favourite dog collar. And Mickey and Donald put on big smiles. But Goofy wasn’t smiling. “What’s the matter, pal?” asked Mickey. “T lost my hat,” Goofy said sadly. “I don’t feel goofy any more.” All the Clubhouse friends said they’d help Goofy find his hat. The friends searched the Clubhouse from top to bottom. But the hat wasn’t there, so they went to look around outside. Pete the Cat was waiting for them. He had hats to sell. One was teensy-tiny — way too small for Goofy. The other hat was way too big. Goofy thanked Pete, but he wanted his own hat. It fit him just right! Next the gang checked at the miniature golf course. Goofy looked inside the windmill, but his hat wasn’t there, either. Yikes! The windmill caught the back of Goofy’s trousers and lifted him up to the top. Everybody called, “Oh, Toodles!” Toodles set a big, soft marshmallow below Goofy, and he bounced safely to the ground. Then the friends checked the forest. They looked up in trees, down in rabbit holes and in the bushes. All of a sudden, Goofy saw his hat go hopping by — all by itself! “Hey, come back!” he yelled. The hat stopped and turned round. A frog stuck out his head and looked at Goofy. Mickey wondered how a frog had got into the hat. Goofy said he’d been fishing at Star Lake and had fallen asleep. That must’ve been when the frog had come along! Suddenly, the hat started jumping again — higher and higher! Toodles brought another Mouseketool — a big bouncing ball. Goofy sat on the ball, bounced up high and grabbed his hat. Everybody cheered! Back at the Clubhouse, it was finally time to take the picture. Minnie and Daisy fluffed up their bows. Pluto straightened his collar. And Donald and Mickey again put on big smiles. But the biggest smile of all came from Goofy. “How do I look?” he asked, setting his hat in place. “Goofy!” laughed Mickey. CLICK! It had been another picture-perfect day. 122 a

ef Daddo In Charge M come was leaving on a weekend trip. The _ pink, but there was no time to fix it. Hugglemonster family gave her big Hugglehugs The Hugglemonsters rushed out of the house. and kisses. Daddo took Henry to the ball field and handed “We usually take care of our family as a him a tutu! Then he dropped Summer at her team,” Daddo whispered. “I’m not sure] can do _ ballet class with a bag of Huggleballs. Cobby it alone.” made it to his science-club meeting, but it was “Just use the list,” Momma said. “Like we the wrong day! always do!” It was just too big a job for Daddo by himself. The next morning, Daddo looked at the list. The family needed to work as a team. Summer The first thing was to make breakfast. Daddo picked up the toys. Ivor and Beckett cleaned cooked up a batch of monstercakes. the floor. Henry scrubbed the kitchen. Daddo “Done! What’s next?” Daddo asked. rewashed all the laundry, and Cobby helped put “Um ... I can’t find the list,” said Summer. everything away. “We’re Hugglemonsters!” said Henry. “We Soon the Hugglehouse looked as good as don’t need a list!” new — just in time! Daddo remembered that doing laundry was “Hellooooo!” Momma called from the door. always on the list. He threw a pile of clothes She was surprised and pleased to see how good into the washing machine — along with the the house looked. breakfast dishes and Summer’s pink poncho. “‘T couldn’t have done it without the whole Then Henry remembered he had a Hugglefamily,” Daddo admitted. Huggleball game that day. And Summer Momma picked up Ivor. The list was stuck had ballet class. And Cobby had to hurry to to his pyjamas! science club! “We're Hugglemonsters! We don’t need a Suddenly, the washing machine bubbled over _ list!” laughed Henry. with pink soapsuds! Daddo pulled everything Daddo, Summer and Cobby laughed, too. out of the machine. All the laundry was bright If Momma only knew.... (PB)

= A IE A OO AI AO ie erie ~ — a May 2 Mystic Meadows Sees Buttercup troop was going to visit “First, show me your best spell.” Mystic Meadows, a retirement home for Cedric tried to conjure his father a new sorcerers. hat. But Goodwyn interrupted again! A hat “Cedric’s parents live in Mystic Meadows,” appeared — but it quickly went crazy, spinning Sofia said. “Maybe he’ll want to come with us.” Goodwyn round until Sofia snatched it off the At first Cedric wasn’t interested. “If I visit, I old sorcerer’s head. have to see the family wand,” he said. “You see? He’s not ready.” Goodwyn grabbed He explained that the wand was supposed to _ the wand back. be passed down from father to son. But Cedric’s Sofia was disappointed. She needed a plan! father, Goodwyn the Great, didn’t think Cedric She arranged for Cedric and Goodwyn to was a good enough sorcerer yet. enter a conjuring contest with her. “When your “But you’re a great sorcerer!” Sofia magic wins the contest, your dad will realize exclaimed. She promised to help Cedric get the that you deserve the family wand,” she told wand, so he decided to go along after all. Cedric. When they arrived, Cedric’s parents, “That’s a terrible idea,” Cedric said. “Father Goodwyn the Great and Winnifred the Wise, will interrupt me like he always does.” greeted them. Sofia figured out why Goodwyn “Not if I’m there to stop him,” Sofia replied. didn’t think Cedric was a good sorcerer. Every When the contest started, Sofia put her plan time Cedric started a spell, Goodwyn interrupted into action. She grabbed Goodwyn’s wand to and the spell got messed up! distract him — and Cedric did the spell perfectly! Sofia was sure she could change Goodwyn’s Their team won the contest, and Goodwyn mind about his son. She asked to see the wand, finally saw that his son was a good sorcerer. He then talked Goodwyn into letting Cedric try it. gave Cedric the family wand again. “The family wand!” Cedric exclaimed as his “You've earned it,” Goodwyn said proudly. ul handed it over. “At last!” Cedric was thrilled, and so was Sofia. She’d It’s not yours just yet,” Goodwyn warned. always known Cedric was the best sorcerer ever! Se 124 8 en a et ne a re

A I A May MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Mickeys Handy Helpers (),. cool evening, Mickey was throwing a dinner party for his friends. But when they arrived at the Clubhouse, the Handy Helpers didn’t open the door! “Something must be wrong,” said Mickey. He opened the door himself and the gang came in. Professor Von Drake was there, too. The professor checked the Handy Helpers. “Aha! The springer-dinger isn’t spring-adinging!” he said. If the Handy Helpers weren’t working, there would be no party. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto rushed to the basement to check the big, colourful contraption that made the Handy Helpers work. It was supposed to make a CHUGGACHUGGA sound. But right then, it was stopped. Minnie saw that three bolts were loose. “Oh, Toodles!” she called. Toodles had three Mouseketools: shampoo, a butterfly net and a spanner. Mickey picked the spanner and tightened the bolts. CHUGGA-SQUEAK. It was still broken. “Looks like the gears are worn out,” said Mickey. Goofy found a box of new gears and replaced them one by one. CHUGGA-SQUEAK. Goofy yelped. His 125 a trousers were caught in the gears. “Oh, Toodles!” yelled Minnie. She picked the shampoo and greased the gears, and Goofy slipped out. CHUGGA-SQUEAK. “The Handy Helpers still aren’t working,” the professor yelled from upstairs. “Looky here,” said Goofy. “This spring is too springy.” Suddenly - SPROING! — the spring launched Goofy into the air! Mickey quickly got the butterfly net from Toodles and caught Goofy before he hit the floor. “Thanks, Mickey,” Goofy said. Then Pluto started to bark. “What did you find, buddy?” asked Mickey. The pup was pointing at his ball. It was stuck in the machine! Mickey pulled the ball out with some giant tweezers and turned the machine on again. CHUGGA-CHUGGA! That did it! The machine was working. Mickey and his friends ran upstairs. Handy Helpers were everywhere — sweeping up, making dinner and setting the table. “Yum,” said Goofy. “They made veggie stew!” The professor clapped. “Let’s give them a hand,” he chuckled. cme ee

May I was Pixie Dust Away Day, the one day when Izzy was allowed to use her Pixie Dust just for fun. But when Izzy accidentally tripped, her Pixie Dust spilled out of her pouch into the Never Sea. Oh, no! The only way to get more was to journey to the Fountain of Forever, a special place the fairies had made just for Izzy. When Captain Hook overheard Jake and Izzy talking about the Fountain of Forever, he decided that he wanted all the Pixie Dust for himself. “If we had that dusty stuff, we wouldn’t have to walk all over Never Land,” said Bones. Cubby looked at his map. “We have to climb Pixie Peak. The fountain is on the other side.” Jake and the crew tried to make their way up the mountainside, but it was too foggy to see! Luckily, Cubby used his map to fan the fog away. Next they came to three tunnels. Which one should they take? Just then, they heard fairies singing: “Take the tunnel that glows. Take it to where Pixie Dust flows.” When they came out of the tunnel, they saw the Fountain of Forever. Hook and his crew were having trouble getting through the fog. Bump! Hook bumped into Bones, who bumped into Sharky, who bumped into Smee — and they all tumbled down the mountainside. They rolled right into the Fountain of Forever. “At last! All the Pixie Dust I could ever want!” cried Captain Hook happily. “Men, take every last pinch!” “Way-hey, no way! That Pixie Dust doesn’t belong to you,” said Izzy. Jake told everyone to jump into the fountain. “Hey, Hook, I bet you can’t do this,” said Jake as he flew into the air and did a somersault. Hook wanted to show off his flying skills, so he did a somersault, too. All the Pixie Dust he had collected fell out of his pockets. Jake led Hook and his crew on a wild flying chase. And when Jake flew into a cave with lots of tunnels, Hook went the wrong way and got lost. “Yo-ho! Hook is so confused he’ll never find the Fountain of Forever ever again,” said Jake as he finally joined his crew for a day of fun and flying. Pixie Dust, away! 126

May Msemie and her friends were enjoying a holiday in Mexico! They’d spent the whole day at the Mexican marketplace, shopping for _ souvenirs. But now a mariachi band was getting ready to play. “How exciting!” said Minnie. “Our first Mexican fiesta!” Daisy said. “Mexico is moo-cho fun!” added Clarabelle. The friends put their shopping bags on a table. As Cuckoo-Loca pulled out her guitar, a jar of jumping beans rolled out. Clarabelle caught it just in time. “These beans I bought sure are jumpy!” Just then, the bandleader announced the start of the Hat Dance Contest. Mexican hats ‘were spread on the floor in front of the judges. “The winner will get a top secret prize,” said the bandleader. “Let the contest begin!” Cuckoo-Loca took her guitar onto the stage and played along with the musicians. But no one saw Clarabelle’s jumping beans hop out of the jar and onto the floor! Minnie and Daisy danced around their hats to the music, but Clarabelle had never done a hat dance. “I’ll help you!” said Minnie. Suddenly, the jumping beans went under 127 Clarabelle’s hat. The hat started bouncing around the floor! Minnie and Clarabelle tried to catch it, until finally, the beans jumped into a pinata. The pifiata tapped Daisy on the shoulder. “Uh, hello,” she said. The pifiata spun Daisy round and showed her some fancy new dance steps. “Wow!” Daisy shouted. “You’re good!” Then the jumping beans moved into Clarabelle’s shoes. The beans made Clarabelle’s feet tap, twirl and slide. “My hooves got the mooves!” she laughed. When the music ended, Clarabelle was named the winner of the Hat Dance Contest! “I guess I have some hidden talent,” she said. “Or hidden jumping beans!” said CuckooLoca as the beans hopped out of Clarabelle’s shoes. “No wonder this fiesta’s been so jumpy,” said Minnie. The friends rounded up the beans and put them back into the jar. At last, it was time to find out what Clarabelle had won. It was a huge jar of jumping beans! “Oh, I’ve had enough jumping beans for one day,” chuckled Clarabelle. Caramba!

Fee got a new toy polar bear at the hospital. Tundra was wearing a white coat, a stethoscope and a head mirror! “You should borrow Tundra so she can play with Hallie!” Emmie told Doc. Doc loved that idea, so she took Tundra to the clinic. Hallie was excited to see two doctors come in! Their timing was perfect, because there were two cases in the waiting room. “Ray’s leg is loose and ...” Hallie said. “My Squeaky-Armour-osis has come back again,” Sir Kirby added. Doc took Sir Kirby’s chart and told Tundra to take care of Robot Ray. “Um ... stethoscope, please,” Tundra said to Hallie. “You've already got one of those round your neck, sugar,” Hallie pointed out. Tundra took off the stethoscope and held it to Robot Ray’s leg. Then she wrapped a bandage round Ray’s loose leg. “How’s it going in here?” Doc asked when she peeked into the exam room. “Are you okay, Tundra? Doctor to doctor.” “The truth is,” Tundra said, “I’m nor a real doctor. But I want to be!” “You may not be a doctor now, but if you want to become one, you can,” Doc replied. Doc invited Tundra to be the very first intern at the McStuffins clinic. Tundra could study medicine and learn from the best toy doctor in town! First Doc showed Tundra how to use the tools in the clinic. Tundra learned about the otoscope, the reflex hammer and the X-ray machine. Next Hallie presented the Big Book of Boo-Boos. As a future doctor, Tundra needed to study it thoroughly. When a new patient showed up at the clinic, it was time for some real-life practice. “I was riding this awesome wave when my propeller stalled,” Surfer Girl said. “Sounds like she needs a check-up, right, Doc?” Tundra said. Tundra was right. Doc examined Surfer Girl and then let Tundra take a turn. “Is it Stuck-Winder-Upper-itis?” Tundra wondered. It was! Tundra was getting to be a great intern, and Doc knew that one day she would be an even better toy doctor! 128 A I A Rh At

May M eevee Day had always been very special for Sofia and Miranda. They always went on a picnic together — just the two of them. But this year Miranda invited Amber and James to join the picnic. Sofia was disappointed. What about their special day? On the way to the picnic, the royal carriage suddenly stopped. One of the wheels had turned into a watermelon! Sofia heard a wicked cackle drifting through the trees. She went to investigate and found her friend Lucinda and Marla, Lucinda’s mother. Lucinda and Marla were witches! “Mum doesn’t know I’m a good witch now,” Lucinda told Sofia after Marla flew off. “We always do hexes together on Mother’s Day.” “‘T know what you mean,” Sofia said. She told Lucinda about her own Mother’s Day tradition. That gave Lucinda an idea. Maybe she could use magic to help Sofia! “You mean cast a spell?” Sofia asked. “Exactly,” Lucinda replied. “A spell that gets you some alone time with your mum.” A short while later, Sofia and Miranda climbed into the boat that would take them to the picnic spot. Before James and Amber could 129 De eee join them, Lucinda made seahorses appear and push the boat away from shore. Miranda was confused, but Sofia was happy. Now it was just the two of them! On shore, James and Amber borrowed a fisherman’s boat and followed. But Marla turned the river into scary rapids! Everything was a mess, and Sofia knew it was her fault. Once they’d all made it through the rapids, she admitted what she’d done. “I wanted it to be just the two of us today,” she told her mum. “Like it used to be.” But now she realized that wasn’t right. She apologized to James and Amber and asked Lucinda to help her undo all the spells. Lucinda tried, but she wasn’t strong enough. She had to ask her mother for help. That meant admitting she was a good witch now. Marla was shocked. But she wanted her daughter to be happy, so she undid the hexes. “If you really have your heart set on being a good witch, I can learn to live with that,” she told Lucinda. “But I hope it’s just a phase!” Sofia asked Lucinda and Marla to join them. “I guess we have a new Mother’s Day tradition,” Sofia said to her mum with a smile.

QO). day, Hook’s mother, Mama Hook, came to visit Never Land. She wanted to go on a treasure hunt with her son so she could see her little genius at work. Hook and his crew looked all around Shipwreck Beach, but they couldn’t find any treasure. Meanwhile, Cubby had found an old bottle on the beach. Inside it was a treasure map. Jake and the crew decided to check it out. “T bet the sea pups are looking for treasure, too,” said Smee as he saw Jake and his crew coming down the beach. Hook got an idea. “I shall follow those meddling scallywags, and when they find treasure, I’ll snatch it.” To get to the treasure, the pirates needed to go through Crocodile Creek. Jake and the crew zipped across an overhead vine, soaring right over the sleeping Tick Tock Croc. But when Hook got to the creek, the Croc woke up and chased him up a tree! “Save me!” cried Hook. “This is no way for a pirate to act,” said Mama Hook. She commanded the Croc to sit and said, “Now go home.” The Croc scampered away. “James Bartholomew Hook, get down here right now! You are embarrassing me!” said Mama Hook. Jake and his crew found the treasure chest at Hidden Hills. While Sharky and Bones entertained Hook’s mum, Hook and Smee swung in on vines and nabbed the treasure. “Izzy, you know what to do,” said Jake. Izzy used her Pixie Dust to make everyone fly. They swooped in and grabbed the treasure chest just as Captain Hook was about to give it to his mother. “How dare you scallywags take that treasure away from my son,” shouted Mama Hook. “No disrespect, ma’am, but your son took the treasure from us,” said Jake. Mama Hook was furious. Hook admitted he had stolen the treasure so his mother would be proud of him. “L’ve always been proud of my great and glorious pirate captain son,” said Mama Hook, giving her little James a hug. Jake and the crew offered to share the treasure — a golden tea set! So in the end, Mama Hook had a delightful time at the tea-and-treasure party. SR Sr See

May MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Space Captain Donald ite Clubhouse gang was in the back garden playing with Pluto’s bouncy ball. The game was to see who could bounce the ball the highest. Donald thought it was his turn, so he grabbed the ball. “Not yet,” said Mickey. “You go after Minnie.” Minnie bounced the ball super hard, sending it high into the sky. It kept going ... and going! The ball bounced all the way to the Moon. Donald couldn’t believe it. “Why does this always happen to me?” The friends decided they would fly to the Moon and get the ball back. They put on their space suits and climbed into the Clubhouse Spaceship. Donald wanted to be the captain. “You got it,” said Mickey. Then everybody counted down from ten to zero. Blast off! Space Captain Donald pushed the spaceship to superspeed and it zoomed out of control, this way and that. Then he steered the ship right into a group of giant rubber-ducky asteroids! The friends needed something to push them out of the way. “Oh, Toodles!” Toodles had three Mouseketools. One was a giant umbrella. The gang put the umbrella over the nose of the spaceship and bumped the asteroids aside. The Moon was straight ahead! Space Captain Donald landed the ship safely, and everyone began to search for Pluto’s ball. Moon-Man Pete had it! He was playing catch with Moon men Chip and Dale. To get to them, the friends had to cross a giant crater. Only two Mouseketools were left: a sand bucket with a spade, and bouncy shoes. They used the shoes to bounce across the crater. The Moon men didn’t want to give up the bouncy ball. “It’s the most fun we’ve ever had!” explained Pete. But they would swap it for another fun game. “Sandcastles!” shouted Mickey. Pete thought that sounded fun. Toodles gave Mickey the sand bucket and spade. In no time at all, the Moon men learned how to make castles out of Moon sand. Pete kept the bucket and spade and gave Mickey the ball. At last, Donald could take his turn. He gave the ball a mighty bounce. It sailed through space and landed back at the Clubhouse! “Who’s next?” asked Donald.

Pees Hootsburgh was a gift from Doc’s cousin Tisha. She was a stuffed owl with a graduation cap, and she was very, very smart. “How would you like it if I read you a story?” Professor Hootsburgh asked the toys in Doc’s room. “That sounds great!” the toys cheered. Stuffy brought over one of Doc’s favourite books — Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Professor Hootsburgh opened the book, cleared her throat and began to read. “Onoe upom a fine, thorr was a wiffle,” she said. “Um, I... I don’t understand it ... the words in this book look all wrong to me!” Doc took a peek at the pages. The words looked okay to her. Professor Hootsburgh ran back and forth, hooting and howling. Reading was what she did. If she couldn’t read, there was something terribly wrong with her. Professor Hootsburgh needed a check-up — and a cuddle! Doc tested the professor’s memory in the clinic. Doc held up a flash card of a banana. “It’s a picture of a chubby yellow snake doing yoga,” Professor Hootsburgh said confidently. i She thought the flash card of a frog was a chewed-up wad of goopy, green gum. “Are you sure, sugar?” Hallie asked. “That sure as syrup looks like a frog to this hippo’s eyes.” “Oh, dear,” Professor Hootsburgh replied. “Maybe I need to get my glasses checked.” That was funny, because Professor Hootsburgh wasn’t wearing any glasses! She must have left them at Tisha’s house. “Professor Hootsburgh, you’ve got a severe case of Glasses-Gone-itis,” Doc informed her. Hallie brought out three pairs of glasses. Doc rolled down the eye chart. Professor Hootsburgh couldn’t see the chart with the first pair of glasses. The second pair didn’t help, either. But when she tried on the third pair, she could see the whale ... and the giraffe ... and the snake ... and the bee! Back in her room, Doc handed Professor Hootsburgh the storybook. “Once upon a time, there was a little girl’,” the intelligent owl read. Professor Hootsburgh loved a story with a happy ending — almost as much as she loved her new pair of reading glasses! 132

L, was a big day at Minnie’s Bow-tique. Two special visitors would soon be arriving. But Daisy couldn’t find her camera. “There it is,” said Minnie. “It’s hanging round your neck!” Daisy laughed. “Oh, good,” she said. “Now I'll be able to get a picture of the twins.” Minnie’s twin nieces burst through the door and shouted, “Ta-da!” Each girl wore a cute flower costume. “Ym Purple Posy,” said Melody. “And I’m Rosie Posy,” giggled Millie. The girls were on their way to the Posy Pageant. Daisy snapped picture after picture of the flowery girls. “Come on, Melody,” said Millie. “Let’s do our flower-power dance!” The sisters pranced and whirled around the Bow-tique. Their dancing was adorable, but something was wrong. The big paper flower petals the girls had attached to their headbands were falling off! “T guess the glue wasn’t dry,” Millie said. Minnie and Daisy promised to fix the girls’ costumes. But they had to hurry. The Posy Pageant would soon begin! Daisy got right to work with a bottle of sticky-wicky goo-glue. SS a aaa ae eee ae “Let’s see. The purple petal goes here,” she said, sticking a petal to Millie’s headband. “And the rosy one goes.... Wait, is that right?” “Y’'m Purple Posy, not Rosie Posy,” said Melody. The twins were worried they would miss the pageant. But Minnie had a plan. She grabbed an armful of fabric and led the girls to the dressing room. Daisy and Cuckoo-Loca wondered what Minnie would come up with! Minutes later, Millie and Melody came out in brand-new costumes. Minnie had sewn the fabric into flower petals that circled their faces. No glue needed! “That’s one way out of a sticky situation,” said Cuckoo-Loca. The twins danced and pranced across the room. Not one petal fell off! The girls were super excited. They couldn’t wait to show off their new costumes. Daisy held up her camera. “Say posies!” she said. Millie and Melody thanked Minnie and Daisy, then waved goodbye as they hurried out the door. “Now that’s what I call flower power,” laughed Minnie. 133

ee May \2 Ale and his crew searched for the underwater Cave of Neptune. According to legend, the cave was the home of some amazing sea creatures. Jake’s ship, Bucky, transformed into a submarine. As they got close to the cave, Izzy, Cubby and Jake drove into the sea in their Bubble-Dome Rovers. A friendly baby sea serpent came out of the cave. Cubby threw a stick to him and they played fetch. “T think I'll call him Slink,” said Cubby. Soon it was time to head back to Pirate Island. But when they got home, they found Slink hiding in the hideout. He had followed them! “We've got to get Slink home to his mother,” said Izzy. Slink ran out onto the beach. While the rest of the crew got Bucky ready to dive, Cubby and Slink played fetch with a stick. Hook spotted the serpent from his ship. “That creature would be perfect for my latest scheme, ‘Captain Hook’s Seaside Petting Zoo’.” Sharky and Bones grabbed Slink in a net and brought him to the Jolly Roger. Cubby sneaked aboard the ship just as it set sail. He found Slink locked away below deck, “I won’t let anyone put you in a zoo,” said Cubby. “But how can I signal my mateys to let them know we need help?” Slink bit two holes in the hollow stick they had played fetch with and made a flute. Then Cubby played a song his friends would recognize. “Pirate friend, is that you?” called Stormy the mermaid. “I heard your song.” Stormy told Cubby she knew someone who could help, and dived back underwater. Meanwhile, Jake heard the song and set sail to rescue Cubby. Suddenly, there was a huge roar as a gigantic sea serpent arrived with Stormy. “Hook, meet Slink’s mother,” said Stormy. The angry serpent swam round the Jolly Roger, making a huge whirlpool. “We've got to help Cubby and Slink abandon ship,” said Jake. Izzy used her Pixie Dust to fly to the Jolly Roger. She gave some to Cubby, and he and Slink flew back to Bucky just as the mummy serpent used her huge tail to bat the Jolly Roger far out to sea. Then Cubby returned Slink to his mother, safe and sound.

I. was Sofia’s turn to host the Royal Preparatory Academy tea party! “These parties are a very big deal,” Amber told her sister. “The whole class goes — even the fairies.” That sounded like fun to Sofia. She wanted to spread blankets on the lawn and have a simple tea party like the ones she used to have with Ruby and Jade. But when Amber heard Sofia’s plans, she was horrified. “When it comes to royal parties, the bigger, the better!” she insisted. She decided to help Sofia plan a big tea party. The theme would be swans. Amber directed Sofia to choose the shiniest plates, the biggest swan-shaped cookies and even a gigantic ice sculpture. By the time the big day arrived, Sofia was exhausted. The servants got busy setting up the party, and Amber kept an eye on everything. Sofia decided to check with the castle swans to make sure they were ready to perform as the party’s entertainment. At the same time, Cedric arrived to put a spell on the tables and chairs so they’d magically float above the ground. But suddenly, everything went wrong. The ice sculpture slipped off its cart, scaring the swans. They flew up, squawking loudly, just as Cedric began his spell. By the time the dust settled, the tables had floated away and the whole place was a mess! “Everything’s ruined!” Sofia cried. “Pm sorry, honey,” her mother said. “You'll have to come up with a new plan.” “How?” Sofia exclaimed. “I don’t have time to plan another big, fancy party.” “Did you even want your tea party to be so big and fancy?” Miranda asked. “Not really,” Sofia said. Now she knew what {01 GO.sss A little while later, when Sofia’s party guests arrived, they followed a trail of ribbons to a secret garden filled with pretty butterflies. Sofia was waiting in the garden with a simple tea party set up on blankets. “A secret garden!” Princess Clio exclaimed. The other princesses and princes were impressed, too. Amber was surprised. “I guess bigger isn’t always better,” she said. “Just different,” Sofia agreed. She’d been right: throwing a royal tea party was fun! 165

ae May 2 Dienep 2 \ 4 All That Pizzazz H... and Cobby were tossing a Huggleball around when they heard a terrible roar. Summer had lost her bow — the bow that gave her all her pizzazz! Cobby and Henry helped Summer search all through the house, but they couldn’t find the bow. That’s because it was stuck to the back of Daddo, who was out delivering the post. “We could keep helping her look,” Henry said, “or we can think of something else that will help her get her pizzazz back!” Henry and Cobby got to work making a boa for Summer. They found her outside, and Henry wrapped the boa round Summer’s shoulders. “Thanks, guys, but it’s just not the same,” Summer sighed. “IT know what Summer needs!” Henry told Cobby. “A bow that’s even better than the one she had before!” Henry and Cobby rushed inside and made a disco-ball bow. “Oh, that’s nice,” Summer said glumly. “But you can’t replace something that holds your inner pizzazz.” Another plan had failed, so Henry and Cobby decided to make a bow that looked just like the one Summer had lost. “Are my monster eyes seeing things, or did you FIND MY BOW?” Summer screamed. Henry and Cobby waited to see if the bow brought back Summer’s pizzazz. It did! “Should we tell her it’s not her old bow?” Henry whispered. “No way!” Cobby replied. “Look how happy she is.” Summer was dancing around the kitchen when Daddo came in, wearing Summer’s old bow on his back. “Dance with me!” Summer said. Daddo and Summer danced around the sitting room. Cobby and Henry danced around, too! They had to get the bow off Daddo’s back before Summer saw it. They were too late. Ivor had grabbed the bow and put it on top of his head. “What's this?” Summer cried. Henry explained everything. “Summer, this means that you had your pizzazz even before you found your old bow,” Henry said. Summer didn’t need a bow to give her pizzazz. She was Summer Hugglemonster, and she was special all on her own! —— SS

D. McStuffins and her brother, Donny, were ready to race. Donny put Ricardo Racecar at | the starting line. Doc picked up a yellow racing car and put it next to Ricardo. “After Ricardo beats your car, he’s going to be ready for the Championship-Best-RacecarEver Race!” Donny cheered. “Let’s get this race going,” Doc replied. The racers started their engines ... and they were off! Ricardo sped into the lead. Donny and Doc watched as the cars zoomed around the track. “Only one more lap to go before Ricardo wins the race!” Donny shouted. But without warning, Ricardo began to slow - down. The super-fast racing car wasn’t looking so super any more. Doc’s yellow racing car zipped past him and crossed the finish line first. “You won!” Donny cried. “That’s not ~ possible!” | Dad heard Donny yelling and came in to see what was wrong. He said Donny needed a nap. “I’m not tired!” Donny said sleepily. Doc decided to take a look at Ricardo while Donny rested in his room. She wanted to get Ricardo back up to speed before Donny’s best SS friend, Luca, came over for their big race. Doc carried Ricardo to her clinic. Stuffy couldn’t believe his dragon eyes. He was Ricardo Racecar’s number one fan! It was time for Ricardo’s check-up. Doc lifted his bonnet and looked at his engine. Everything seemed okay, but when Ricardo tried to give Doc a big vroom, vroom, there wasn’t any power behind it. “You raced a bajillion times last night, right?” Doc asked. She knew exactly what was wrong. Ricardo had a case of No- VroomVroom-atosis! He needed to have his battery recharged! Doc asked Dad to plug Ricardo into the charger. By the time Luca arrived, Ricardo was all revved up — and so was Donny. He’d been recharged, too, with his nap. Donny put Ricardo at the starting line. Luca picked up his car and put it next to Ricardo. The racers started their engines ... and they were off! On the last lap, Ricardo began to speed up. He zipped past Luca’s car, cruised around the last turn and crossed the finish line in first place! Vroom, vroom! 7 a a

May 16 de and his crew were playing their favourite pirate game, Ahoy ’n’ Seek. In order to play, someone had to hide while the others counted to 10. When the team found the person hiding, they shouted, ‘Ahoy!’ But the most fun part of the game was when the person counting reached 10. Then they got to blow a special horn that sounded just like the Never Sea whale. Bow-oooh-gah! Izzy ran off to hide while Cubby, Jake and Skully counted. They had no idea that sneaky snook Captain Hook was getting ready to snatch their horn. Bow-oooh-gah! The boys left the horn on the beach and took off to look for Izzy. “There’s her bandana behind that tree. Ahoy, Izzy!” said Jake. But it wasn’t Izzy. It was a flamingo. Jake, Cubby and Skully looked everywhere, but they still couldn’t find Izzy! “Barnacles!” exclaimed Cubby. “Where could she have gone?” “Say, me hearties,” squawked Skully. “We haven’t checked Bucky.” While Jake, Cubby and Skully were busy searching their pirate ship, Bucky, Captain 138 Hook and Mr Smee arrived at the beach and snatched the horn. “I got her!” shouted Cubby. “I can tell that’s Izzy’s bandana, sticking out of the cupboard.” He opened the cupboard door, but it wasn’t Izzy. It was a mop! Then they heard Bow-oooh-gah! Izzy ran out from behind the barrel where she was hiding. “That’s our horn,” she cried. “Captain Hook must have taken it,” said Jake. Jake and his crew went back to shore. When Hook spotted them, he ran away down the beach, but the Never Sea whale appeared and sprayed him with water. Hook slipped and fell down, and the horn flew into the air. “Pixie Dust, away,” cried Izzy. “Ahoy, Izzy!” her friends called as she caught the horn, right before it fell deep into the Never Sea. “T guess we’re all washed up, Cap’n,” said Smee. With Hook’s plans foiled, the friends had a great day playing Ahoy ’n’ Seek! Bow-oooh-gah!

ee ————————————————— ————— May MAING s RG if The Case of the lL. was a special day at Minnie’s Bow-tique. She was going to add free sparkles to any bow with her new tool, the Sparkle-izer! Customers started lining up early. First in line were Minnie’s twin nieces, Millie and Melody. “Hello, Aunt Minnie,” they called. Suddenly, Clarabelle’s puppy, Bella, began to chase Figaro around the shop. They ran straight across Minnie’s craft table. When the pets finally settled down, Minnie reached for her Sparkle-izer — but it was missing! ‘Don’t worry,” the twins said. “We'll find it.” But they’d have to hurry. The customers were waiting! Millie and Melody looked for clues and saw a trail of sparkles that led to Cuckoo-Loca’s clock. Did she have the Sparkle-izer? ‘T did have it,” admitted the little bird. “But I gave it to Clarabelle.” Just then, the girls heard hammering coming from the storeroom. They rushed in to find Clarabelle hanging a mirror. “Look,” said Melody. “The mirror frame has sparkles on it!” Clarabelle said that when she was finished decorating the mirror frame, she set the Sparkleizer down next to a box of bows. The twins Missing Sparkle-izer ay 5 =~ (i aS > Et tora ir ran to the table. The bows were there, but the Sparkle-izer was gone. “Excuse me,” said Daisy as she picked up the box of bows. “I have to take these out front.” The girls followed Daisy. “Maybe she'll lead us to the Sparkle-izer,” whispered Millie. Daisy put the bows down on a display table, but the Sparkle-izer wasn’t there, either. Daisy did remember seeing it, though. “It was on Minnie’s craft table,” she said. Daisy showed the girls where she’d seen it. “It’s gone!” she gasped. But Melody saw something else sitting right where the Sparkle-izer had been — a rubber dog bone! “That’s funny,” said Millie. “Look out,” cried Clarabelle. Bella and Figaro ran across the table again. “That’s it!” said Melody. The twins called the pets over and picked them up. Figaro didn’t have the Sparkle-izer — but Bella did! “She thought it was a dog toy,” explained Mille. “And she traded her rubber bone for it.” The twins had solved the mystery. The customers cheered as Minnie began to add sparkles to their bows. The Sparkle-izer was a big hit! Be ——— ae

De had a super-fantastic sleepover planned. She and her toys were going to play games, tell stories and sleep in sleeping bags. Doc even invited a special surprise guest from Donny’s room — Sir Kirby, the brave knight! “It’s my first sleepover party ever!” Sir Kirby told the toys. The party games began. First everyone raced across the room in sleeping bags. Then they built towers with blocks. And later Lambie led a pyjama fashion show. When the games were over, Doc reached for her lamp. “Time to snuggle up and turn out the lights!” she said. Suddenly, Sir Kirby jumped out of his sleeping bag and ran across the room. “M’lady!” he cried. “I ask you not to turn off that light.” “Why not?” Doc wondered. “Um ... 1... [haven’t checked for dragons,” Sir Kirby stammered. “After all, I need to keep fair Princess Lambie safe!” But it wasn’t mean dragons that Sir Kirby was afraid of. It was the dark. Just thinking about the dark made him feel shaky and sweaty. Doc decided he needed to have a check-up! Doc listened to Sir Kirby’s heart with her stethoscope. His heart was beating really fast. Doc explained that his symptoms were all signs of being afraid. The brave knight didn’t want to admit that he was scared of anything, but ... “The truth is, when it’s very dark, I always feel like this,” he whispered. “You, sir, have a severe case of the Dark Willies,” Doc told him. “It means you’re afraid of the dark.” “How can a brave knight be afraid of something?” Sir Kirby cried. “I can no longer be at this sleepover party. Farewell.” “Sir Kirby, don’t go!” the toys called. Doc told him that everyone gets scared sometimes. Lambie was afraid of hurting people’s feelings. Stuffy was afraid of spiders. And Doc was afraid of thunder. Listening to everyone talk about his or her fears made Sir Kirby feel better. But his Dark Willies weren’t totally cured. Doc decided to use a night-light to treat them. When the lamp went off, the night-light went on. Sir Kirby smiled. He didn’t feel scared any more! He was a very brave — and very sleepy — knight after all.

May 19 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Daisys Garden Gift I. was springtime, and Donald was hard at work making Daisy a surprise gift. It was something she had always wanted for her garden — a bird feeder. First Donald turned a big flowerpot upside down. Then he painted it all white and decorated it with purple flowers. But he didn’t know what he would use to hold the birdseed. Mickey brought Donald an empty pie plate. That would work perfectly! “But how will I get the pie plate to stick to the pot?” Donald wondered. Mickey didn’t have the answer, but he knew where to find it. “Oh, Toodles!” he called. Toodles had just the Mouseketool Donald needed — a glue stick. Donald rubbed glue on the pie plate and stuck it onto the pot. Super cheers! Donald slowly poured in the birdseed. Daisy’s gift was ready. All of a sudden, seven hungry birds flew down and ate all the birdseed! Pluto wanted to help. He picked up another bag of birdseed and trotted towards Donald. But he tripped over a bucket of paint and dropped the bag of birdseed, spilling it everywhere! Donald sighed. “Aw, phooey,” he said. “My surprise gift is ruined.” ‘Don’t worry,” said Mickey. “Things have a way of working out.” But just then, thunder rumbled overhead and it started to rain. And rain. And then it rained some more. The bird feeder overflowed with rainwater. “Oh, pickle juice,” said Donald. He couldn’t imagine how anything else could go wrong. “Oh, Donald!” called Daisy. She was coming across the Clubhouse lawn under a pretty purple umbrella. Donald felt sad. He didn’t want to have to tell Daisy about the ruined garden gift. aBut before he could say a word, Daisy walked —right up to the gift and was delighted! “What a wonderful surprise,” she said. “You made me a birdbath. It’s just what I always wanted for my garden!” Donald smiled from ear to ear. Three little birds were already splashing and having fun in the birdbath. “See, Donald?” said Mickey. “Things really do have a way of working out.” “You're right, Mickey,” Donald replied. “Hot diggity dog!”

Ca Hook was admiring his cabinet of hooks. “Me cherished hooks are filthy!” he bellowed. “Sharky, Bones, clean them at once.” As the crew cleaned Hook’s hooks, a playful octopus climbed aboard the Jolly Roger, grabbed eight hooks and swam away. “Oh, dear, if the cap’n finds out, we’ll walk the plank for sure,” said Smee. Sharky and Bones took off in the dinghy to find the octopus. On Shipwreck Beach, they ran into Jake and his crew. Jake offered to help them find the missing hooks. The octopus flew by, using Hook’s whirly hook. Izzy suggested they climb up the trees and grab the hooks when the octopus flew past. Izzy caught the flyswatter hook, and Bones got the whirly hook! But the octopus dashed off with the other six hooks. They caught up with him at the base of a high cliff. The octopus used the fishing rod hook to reel himself to the top. Jake used the whirly hook to fly up after the octopus. He managed to grab the fishing rod hook, the butterfly net hook and the feather duster hook. “That’s five hooks down and three to go-gogo,” said Cubby. They followed the octopus’s tracks to the beach, but they only saw a sandcastle. Izzy spotted a tentacle sticking out from behind the castle. “Maybe if we tickle the octopus, he’ll laugh so hard he'll let go of the hooks,” said Cubby. Cubby used the feather duster hook to tickle the octopus. The octopus giggled, knocking down the sandcastle and dropping the last three hooks. “Now to get these hooks back to the Jolly Roger, pronto,” said Sharky. Izzy used her Pixie Dust so Sharky and Bones could fly back to their ship. The pirates returned the hooks to the cabinet just as Hook approached. “Me hooks are more filthy than they were before,” cried Hook as he made Sharky and Bones walk the plank. Boing! They jumped into the Never Sea, but there was no splash. The playful octopus caught them in his tentacles and juggled them. “Wee!” cried Sharky and Bones. They had a great time playing with their new friend.

——— is May 21 Ra ‘ Po lL, was James and Amber’s birthday! Sofia made the twins their favourite pancakes. But James ate them all before Amber got there. Amber was annoyed. She always had to share everything with her twin! To cheer her up, James sang the special twins’ song they’d made up when they were little. But Amber wasn’t in the mood. ‘Just once I’d like to have a birthday all to myself!” she told Sofia. Then Amber had an idea. She asked Cedric for a spell to give James a different birthday so that today could be all about Amber! Cedric cast the spell, but it went wrong. James ended up a toddler! While Cedric searched for a counterspell, Amber decided to plan her birthday party. For once, she could choose the cake, games and decorations without James! Amber and Sofia took James inside and tried to keep anyone from seeing him. It wasn’t easy. He kept knocking things over and wandering off. “James is just as troublesome big or small,” Amber complained. ‘T think he’s fun,” Sofia said with a smile. ee Two Princesses and a Baby * *"s, ie onenet® Amber wasn’t convinced - until she found the gift James had for her. It was a locket with a picture from their last birthday. “We had the best time,” Amber said wistfully. “And James knows how much I love lockets.” Just then, Cedric rushed in with his spell book. He’d found the spell! There was just one problem. While the princesses had been distracted by the locket, baby James had disappeared! And the party was supposed to start any minute! “Amber, you know him better than anyone,” Sofia said. “There must be something that'll make him come out!” “‘T think there is....” Amber started to sing the special twins’ song. It worked! Baby James ran out of his hiding place. Cedric did the counterspell, and James was his proper age again. “IT missed you!” Amber exclaimed, hugging him. “Why?” James sounded confused. “I didn’t go anywhere.” He didn’t remember a thing! But he was a little suspicious when the first party game was pin the jewel on the tiara.... Re boFe1= a

jee MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Mickeys Silly Problem ee was wrong with the Silly Switch. It was stuck on Super Silly! The silliest things ever popped up around the Clubhouse. Flowers sprang up from the floor. A Handy Helper started squirting mustard on a stack of hot dogs. Another Handy Helper played golf as a dancing elephant rose out of a trapdoor! Even sillier, Pluto mooed and Mickey started to speak in rhyme. “We need to turn off the Silly Switch!” said Minnie. But the switch was stuck. “Mouseketools are what we need. So c’mon, everybody, let’s proceed,” rhymed Mickey. Toodles came in a jiffy. He had three Mouseketools. One was a lasso. Mickey tried to lasso the switch, but a Handy Helper picked him up and put him on the Upslide. One by one, the Upslide tossed the friends out of the Clubhouse. They sailed through the air and came down in the forest. “We have to go back and turn off the Silly Switch,” said Minnie. “Who knows what might happen if it stays on all day!” Toodles gave Mickey a compass. The gang headed off in one direction, but the compass showed they were going the wrong way. When they turned round, the Compass showed they were going the right way! When they got back, the friends rushed through the Clubhouse front door. But that led to a second door. And there was another door after that! Donald pulled on the doorknob and it came off in his hand. Uh-oh! Mickey called for Toodles. There was one more Mouseketool — suction cup shoes. Mickey went up the outside of the Clubhouse and climbed in through a window. Then he ran downstairs and let the others in. The Clubhouse had become even sillier than before. Tap-dancing shoes were doing a twostep with the elephant, and a disco ball reflected flashing coloured lights! Mickey ran to the Silly Switch. The lasso was right where he’d left it. He threw the rope round the switch and pulled with all his might. CLICK! The switch was off, and all the silly stuff disappeared. Pluto barked and Mickey sounded like himself again. “We did it,” he shouted. Everyone cheered! It had been a super-silly day they would always remember.

Das picked up his red fire engine and shook it. “What’s wrong with you, Engine Nine?” he asked. “I’ll give you one more chance, but then that’s it!” Donny rolled the fire engine over to a cardboard house. He aimed its hose at a pretend fire but ... nothing! Not even one teeny, tiny drop of water came out. “Come on,” Donny whined. “What kind of fire engine runs out of water?” Doc McStuffins watched as Donny tossed the engine onto a pile of toys he didn’t play with any more and walked away. Doc thought she could fix the broken engine. When she went to the pile of toys, her stethoscope glowed and Lenny the Fire Engine came to life. “Lenny, I think you need a check-up,” Doc told him. “And when I’m done, you'll be Donny’s favourite toy again. I promise!” Doc took Lenny into her clinic. Hallie greeted them and saw that the big, brave fire engine was a little scared. “Don’t worry, sugar,” Hallie said. “Doc’s going to take good care of you!” Inside the exam room, Doc listened to Lenny’s heartbeat. It was perfect. So were his 145 ears and eyes. His ladder reflex was also working fine. “Lenny, has anything been bothering you?” Doc asked. Lenny explained that he had been feeling tired lately, and his head hurt sometimes. Mostly when it was really hot outside. Just then, there was a knock at the clinic door. The toys went stuffed as Doc went to see who it was. “Hi, honey,” Doc’s mum said. “It’s a hot day, so I brought you a glass of water. I don’t want you to get dehydrated.” “What’s that?” Doc asked, taking the glass. “It’s when you don’t drink enough water,” Mum replied. That was it! Doc ran back to the exam room. “Lenny, you have Dried-Out-atosis!” she said. Lenny drank a big glass of water. “I feel better already!” he said. Then he sprayed water out of his fire hose. Good as new! Doc took Lenny to her brother. When Donny saw that Engine Nine was feeling fine, Lenny was back to being his favourite toy again! “You're the best, Doc!” Donny said. Seeaa

—— —————EEEeEeEEeeEeEeEeeee —. EE 66 lie alive, me hearties,” called Skully. A ship in a bottle had just washed ashore on Pirate Island. When Jake brushed the sand off the bottle, a genie flew out! Pip the Pirate Genie could make treasure-wishes come true. Each member of the crew could have one wish. There was just one problem — Pip had lost his powers! Before he could grant any wishes, he had to find the Treasure Wishing Well on Never Land. Jake and the crew were happy to help Pip find the well. As they headed for the well, Izzy asked Pip what he would wish for. “I would wish for a big pirate ship so I could sail the Never Sea,” said Pip, but a pirate genie wasn’t allowed to make a wish for himself. They soon found the well and Pip’s powers were returned, but before anyone could make a treasure-wish, Captain Hook used his fishing rod hook to nab Pip’s bottle. Whoever had the bottle controlled the genie. Captain Hook accidentally wasted his treasure-wish by wishing that he was back on the Jolly Roger. But that didn’t stop the sneaky snook. He made Bones make a wish that the Jolly Roger was full of treasure. Pip granted the wish, but the heavy gold made the ship tip, and all the treasure fell into the Never Sea. Next Hook made Smee wish for a chest of gold, in a place protected from other pirates. Pip made a treasure chest in the most wellprotected place in all of Never Land — Crocodile Creek. But the Tick Tock Croc chased Hook away. For the last wish, Hook made Sharky ask for a mountain of gold. But when the captain tried to dig into the mountain, he caused an avalanche and the pirates tumbled down the golden mountain. Izzy used her Pixie Dust to help the pirates fly to safety, but Hook dropped Pip’s bottle and the —ship inside broke. “That little ship might not have been much, but it was all I had,” said Pip sadly. Jake and the crew put all their treasurewishes together to wish for a pirate ship for Pip. “To the best pirate crew in Never Land, your treasure-wish is me command,” said Pip, and he set sail in his new ship that looked like a giant magic lamp. 146