Look below for a whole host of add-on activities based on the stories for you to try out at home or in your classroom.

Garden activities

You have to wait a long time for flowers to grow.
But while you are waiting, you can do lots:

• You could make a tiny
Mary-Mary for your garden.
Click on the image for more

• Then you could make a magical garden for her!
Click on the image below
for more

• You could make some cupcakes.
Click here for recipes and
inspiration for decorating
your cupcakes

• You could read all about popular flower names
around the world...
Poppy, Iris, Rosie...
Read more about the
history of flower names

Researching names and their meanings is a great jumping off point for other projects.

Find out more – caring for pets

The story tells you all you need to know to help
prepare for adopting a cat.

The endpapers of this book show how cats communicate with their tails. Click here to read more...

I adopted a little stray black cat who came into our garden injured one summer and stayed. She is VERY excited to inspire this story!

You can also check out the advice by clicking on the names:
the Cats Protection website 
and the Wood Green Animal Charity

For advice about pets
the Wood Green Animal Charity

For specific advice about cats
the Cats Protection website

For fun activities: Cats Protection activities

And for advice about how to stay safe around dogs
the Dogs Trust