Meet The Mudsloppers | Alexis Tapp

In the JackoWhisp series of childrens story and picture books, some of my favourite characters are the Mudsloppers. They are similar to the Bouncer-Bangerrings in that they love to have fun, which is what I
like about them, but the Mudsloppers live in Jackomire Swamp.

If you look on the map you will see the swamp on the right, just past Bangerring Mountain.

Here’s a closer view of Jackomire Swamp.

Can you see the Mudsloppers’ houses too? Aren’t the houses in Jackomire Swamp wonderful?

The Mudsloppers are always covered in mud because they just love slopping around in their muddy swamp. They jump into the swamp and play there most of the day and long into the night.

I am not sure when the Mudslopper book will be published, but look out for it won’t you? Like all of my story books for children, it’s just for fun.

Here’s To Your Wonderful Adventures In The Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Meet Mrs Whitterkins, The Mayor’s Wife | Alexis Tapp

Here’s Mrs Whitterkins, all dressed up for an important meeting. You can meet Mrs Whitterkins for the first time in ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings’, the first of my childrens story books in the JackoWhisp series.

Mrs Whitterkins lives with her husband, the Mayor of JackoWhisp Village, at number 1 Whippoorwill Avenue in a very posh house with beautiful wrought iron gates. (Did you discover the answer to the question about wrought iron gates in my last post about the JackoWhisp Series?)

When you meet Hilda Whitterkins for the first time, she is outside in the middle of the night in her nightgown, asking her husband, “Is it an earthquake?”

Her husband, the mayor trembled as he answered, “Could be, but there’s never been an earthquake in JackoWhisp before.”

I won’t spoil the surprise by telling you what it really was, but I will tell you something else about Hilda Whitterkins… she keeps cluckets in a pen in her back yard, and you will meet the cluckets in the third book of the JackoWhisp series of kids story books, ‘Melody Whisper and the Golden Clucket’.

Some quick activities for you:

1. Use your imagination to guess what cluckets might be. Type your answer in the comments box below.
2. Where might Mrs Whitterkins be going all dressed up?
3. Draw Hilda Whitterkins outside at night in her nightgown.

Here’s To Your Wonderful Adventures In The Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings by Alexis Tapp

This is Mayor Whitterkins, the mayor of JackoWhisp Village. He lives with his wife, Hilda, at Number 1 Whippoorwill Avenue in a very posh house with beautiful wrought iron gates.

Of course that is the same village where noisy Jimba Jackobean lives.

Mayor Whitterkins is a very busy man and has a lot of important things to do, and many pressing problems to solve in the first book in the JackoWhisp Series of childrens story books, Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings.

One of Mayor Whitterkin’s biggest problems is trying to work out what is stopping the people of JackoWhisp Village from getting a good night’s sleep every night.

Here’s a quick quiz for you:

1. Use your imagination to guess what was stopping the village people from sleeping soundly.
2. Who might help Mayor Whitterkins solve the problem? Type your answer in the comments box below this story.
3. What are wrought iron gates? Find a picture of some on the internet, then draw some designs for wrought iron gates for other houses in JackoWhisp village.

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To Your Wonderful Adventures In The Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Parents, Jimba Jacobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings now gives you the option of an audio CD  to use as your children read along, and is available at the JackoWhisp Bookstore.

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Say hello to Bobber Bangerring

This Bouncer Bangerring is a friend of Jimba Jackobean, the main character of my first book, ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings‘ in the Jackowhisp Series.

Remember that I told you that Jimba was a very noisy Jack-o-Whisper who lives in a village of very quiet Jack-o-Whispers?

Well, when you read the Jimba Jackobean book you will meet the Bouncer-Bangerrings. Jimba loves them because they are big and loud and loads of fun.

Jimba visits them often and tries to bounce with them. They love bouncing; in fact they prefer bouncing to walking any day.

The Bouncer-Bangerrings live in Bangerring Mountain and it’s just the right place for them because it is big and has plenty of room for bouncing!

Why do you think Bobber Bangerring finds it fun and easy to bounce? Share your answer with other kids in the comments box below. Here’s little hint for you … it has something to do with his shape

Have you downloaded your FREE, full colour poster of Jimba Jackobean yet? You can ask for your FREE poster on Alexis Tapp’s home page at www.AlexisTapp.com

And you can buy your own copy of  ‘Jimba Jackobean and the Bouncer Bangerrings‘ from the Jackowhisp Bookstore.

Here’s To Your Wonderful Adventures In the Land Of Jackowhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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Short Stories For Kids #2 – The Land Of JackoWhisp

Jimba Jackobean, the noisy Jack-o-Whisper I told you about in Short Stories For Kids #1 lives in a faraway land called JackoWhisp.

Here’s a map of JackoWhisp:

Jack-o-Whisp Series | Childrens Story Books by Alexis Tapp

All the characters in my stories and the adventures they have, take place in the Land of JackoWhisp.

Look carefully at the map and use your imagination to guess:

1. Who might live under Bangerring Mountain?
2. What things might your family do if you all spent the day having a picnic at Peppermint Point?
3. How do you think Peppermint Point got its name?
4. What is unusual about the houses in Snuggle Snitter Green?
5. Which house do you like most in the Village? Why?

If you have a printer it might help to print out the map and make it as big as you can before you answer the questions.

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Share your answers for other kids to see by typing them in the comments box below…

To Your Wonderful Adventures In The Delightful Land Of JackoWhisp,
Alexis Tapp

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