It’s October, the days are getting noticeably shorter and the heating will probably be going on soon. Here’s what’s coming up on the blog this week.

If You Like Blyton: The New Bobbsey Twins #1, The Secret of Jungle Park

and

Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 13

“Are you a good dog today, or not? Angela says we’re not to shake paws with you unless you’ve been good.”

“He has been fairly good, for him,” said Angela, so Peter shook hands with Barker. “He’s only shewed up two things – my white socks and a bit of my bedroom carpet.”

“Well, I shall only shake one paw with you, not two,” said Peter as Barker held up the other paw to shake. “You’re fairly good, but not very good, Barker.”

Peter creates a system for paw-shakes based on behaviour in Hollow Tree House.