‘But let’s go, okay? You know how long – STANLEY!’ ‘Why are you shouting?’ Stanley adjusted his pack. The ball struck his back as he turned, and he banged his shoulder on a corner of the shelf. ‘Here! Catch!’ Stanley had just reached for a book on the shelf by his bed. While Stanley filled his backpack, Arthur bounced a tennis ball.
In their bedroom, Stanley and Arthur had finished dressing. The balloon, its string in fact held by Stanley, had been a valuable guide to his presence, since he was invisible at the time. The last picture showed Arthur standing beside a balloon on which Mrs Lambchop had painted a picture of Stanley’s face. There was the family again in Washington, DC, in the office of the President of the United States, who had asked them to undertake a secret mission into outer space. There was the entire family with Santa Claus and his daughter, Sarah, taken during a Christmas visit to the North Pole. There were the brothers with Prince Haraz, the young genie who had granted wishes for them all after being accidentally summoned by Stanley from a lamp. Next came reminders of the many family adventures that had come after Stanley’s younger brother, Arthur, had cleverly blown him round again with a bicycle pump. There was a smiling Stanley, only half an inch thick, his big bulletin board having fallen from the bedroom wall to rest upon him overnight. Her glance fell upon a row of photographs on the wall above the sink. ‘My, isn’t this a lovely sunny morning!’ She raised her voice. To be collapsed next week.” Imagine! Eight floors!’ ‘Poor thing!’ Mrs Lambchop set out plates. ‘There’s a chicken in Sweden that rides a bike.’ ‘So do I, George,’ said Mrs Lambchop, not really listening. Mr Lambchop, at the kitchen table, helped by reading bits from the morning paper. We advise that all children are supervised when using the internet. Please be aware that online content can be subject to change and websites can contain content that is unsuitable for children. However, Egmont cannot take responsibility for any third party content or advertising. Please note: Any website addresses listed in this book are correct at the time of going to print. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Brown a/k/a/Jeff Brown f/b/o Duncan BrownĪ CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British LibraryĪll rights reserved.
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