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- To whom and to where does Paddington write postcards?
To his Aunt Lucy in Darkest Peru.
- What three types of animals wickedly take over Toad Hall in Toad's absence?
Weasels, Ferrets, and Stoats.
- How did the Old King of the Elephants die?
He ate a bad mushroom.
- In the realm of chocolate, who are Slugworth's competitors?
Wonka, Prodnose, and Fickelgruber.
- Recite "Now We Are Six."
"When I was One I had just begun.
When I was Two I was nearly new.
When I was Three I was hardly me.
When I was Four I was not much more.
When I was Five I was barely alive.
But now I am Six and as clever as clever, so I think I'll be Six now for ever and ever."
- What biological oddity occurs in "Stuart Little"?
Mrs. Little gives birth to a mouse.
- Why is the Wardrobe magical?
It was built from the wood of an apple tree planted by Professor Kirk, who got the seed for the tree in Narnia.
- What is one instructed to do in "Pat the Bunny"?
Well, pat the bunny, for a start. Also, play peek-a-boo with Paul, smell the flowers, look in the mirror, feel Daddy's scratchy face, read (Judy's book), put your finger through Mummy's ring.
- Who inhabits the Giant Peach?
The Old-Green Grasshopper, the Spider, the Ladybug, the Centipede, the Earthworm, and the Glow-Worm.
- What does Charlotte write in her web?
Some Pig, Terrific, Radiant.
- What does Tigger eat, and what does Tigger NOT eat?
He eats Roo's Strengthening Medicine, but does not eat hunny, haycorns or thistles.
- According to the Brothers Grimm version of "Snow White," how is Snow White awakened?
The dwarfs drop her golden coffin, and the piece of apple falls out of her mouth.
- How do you make a flibber?
Lay out three sheets of newspaper, overlapping, and roll up. Make four rips from one end, about 10 inches long. Grasp the center strip, and slowly pull out, forming a long "tree" with newspaper strips hanging from all sides.
- According to Wonka, what is the meaning of the word "veruca"?
It is a sort of wart that you get on the sole of your foot.
- How did the war between the Rhinos and the Elephants start?
Arthur tied a firecracker to the tail of Rataxes the Rhinoceros.
- According to Eloise, what happens when you don't eat your oatmeal?
You dry up.
- Where do the following characters live?
- The Whether Man--
Expectations.
- The Little Prince--
Asteroid B-612.
- Mole--
Mole End.
- The Grinch--
Atop Mount Crumpet.
- The Letharginians--
The Doldrums.
- The Red Queen--
Through the Looking Glass.
- Eloise--
The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
- Heffalumps and Woozles--
Pooh's imagination (or, the Hundred-Acre Wood).
- Thing One and Thing Two--
The Cat in the Hat's Fun-in-a-Box.
- Faintly Macabre (the not-so-wicked witch)--
Dictionopolis.