Thursday, April 28, 2011

The Extended Malinki family

Frederick loves the Slinky Malinki stories, constantly reading (and rereading and REreading) them, over and over again, even acting them out with little cat and dog figurines we have. We did not realise, though, that he has decided to expand the already extensive Hairy Maclary/Slinky Malinki collection with these titles:

Sinky Malainky is the a humerous tale of Slinky's over-weight plumber uncle-cat who unplugs drains by day and steals sausages and biscuits at night.

Pinky Malinky, Slinky's younger sister, will have only the very best and in this story joins up with an all-girl cat gang to plan an inside heist that will set them up for life. But do a bunch of kittens have what it takes?

Slonky Malonky, Slinky's scraggly cousin, rolls into town for a few days, and those few days turn into weeks, and then a few months. He eats all the food, borrows all your money and leaves all your towels in a sodden mass on the bathroom floor. The question everyone is asking is: When will this cat go home?

Thinky Malainky, Slinky's reclusive professorial grandfather, tells the story of how this old cat earned his Phd--by reading a lot of books, and studying a lot! It's a long, slow read, just like getting a terminal degree!

Slanky Malanky, the bitter-sweet story of Slinky's barmaid aunt who was abandoned as a kitten and forced to grow up on the mean streets. This is the story of tragedy, loss, forgiveness and redemption--a must read for anyone who has lost a kitten and found a friend.

Oinky Malanki, Slinki's adopted pig brother, is the story of how one big pig can make one REALLY big mess in just one short afternoon!