The Spectacular Adventures of Noggin & Izzy: Flat Stanley Returns!

One of the best parts of every day is when the postman comes. He usually comes in the morning, and Noggin always makes a special point of greeting him, very loudly, and with enthusiasm. The postman puts all kinds of exciting things through the flap in the door, but this week, he brought something very unexpected. Noggin and Muffin were there as usual when a big brown envelope popped through, and they could hear something coming from inside, something that sounded like a voice.

"Wait a minute," said Noggin, "I'd know that voice anywhere." And he ripped the top off the envelope, and out jumped an old friend.

"Howdy Noggin!"

"Hello Flat Stanley!" said Noggin. "I didn't know you were coming to visit. What brings you back to England?"

"Well, it's quite a coincidence," said Flat Stanley, "Remember your friend Madison, who you rescued from the ogre last year? She's my friend too, and she sent me to come see you for Easter break. And who's this pretty little thing?" he asked, nodding towards Muffin, who was smiling and trying her best to look grown up for the handsome visitor.

"He thinks I'm pretty!" said Muffin, with a goofy smile.

"That's just my sister, Muffin," said Noggin, in a bit of a huff. You see, Noggin likes Muffin alright, but sometimes he gets tired of her always hanging around when his friends come over, because they came to see him, not her, and she's just a kid, and kind of irritating. "Anyway, Flat Stanley, it's great to see you. You're just in time, because our mummy said she'd take us into London with her today, so we can have a proper adventure."

"Maybe we'll even see the Queen!" said Flat Stanley.

"That almost never happens," said Noggin. "We've been to London lots of times, and we've never bumped into her. But you never know."

So Noggin and Flat Stanley and Muffin rode on the train all the way to King's Cross station, then they went on The Underground, which is also called The Tube , and they rode on a giant wheel, which is called the London Eye, and they went to the Houses of Parliament, where there is a great big clock, which is called Big Ben. They saw a big red double-decker bus, and they took lots of pictures everywhere they went.

But then it was time to go home, so they headed back to the Tube station. They were riding the escalator down, when suddenly Noggin realised that someone was missing.