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To Adam, our sweetheart, with love, hugs and kisses from Mum, Dad, Harry, Robbie and Molly.
Adam is an angel and lives on a cloud and makes his Mummy and Daddy so proud. With long golden hair you just could not miss, he always has time for a hug and a kiss. The message he sends from his cloud every day, is to spend more time with each other and play. The most important thing in life is this, show your love for your family with a hug and a kiss.
Written by Benji Bennett. benji@adamscloud.com Illustrations by Roxanne Burchartz. Roxanneburchartz@gmail.com Designed by Bold. www.reallybold.com This 2014 first edition printed in Ireland by Watermans Printers. www.watermansprinters.ie ISBN 978-1-906818-09-8 Text & Illustrations Copyright © 2014 Benji Bennett. All Rights Reserved benji@adamscloud.com
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“Hey everybody!” Adam said, “let’s play dress up in our room. Molly, you can be the princess bride and Robbie, you’re the groom. Harry you can be our mighty brave and noble knight And I can be the wizard with a magic wand of light.”
Just as they started playing, Fluff flew up to their window “Adam,” he said, “we need your help, quick we have to go.” “What is it?” Adam said, as he hopped up on Fluff’s back “It’s the land of hugs and kisses,
the Wicked Witch is back.”
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“Hold on tight!” Adam screamed, “hold on with all your might. This will probably be our most important ever flight.” When they arrived in Fairyland, something strange had happened. All their dress up clothes became the best ones ever fashioned.
“Hey Robbie, Robbie look!” cried Molly, “I’m like a real princess.” “I know,” said Robbie,“You look so nice and what a lovely dress.”
“Whoa! We look so cool,” said Adam, “But quick we better hurry And find the Fairy Queen because We don’t want her to worry.”
Off they set along a trail to find the Fairy Queen And very soon they found the biggest castle ever seen. “Hey Robbie,” Molly giggled “I’m glad we’re so well dressed If we’re going to meet the Fairy Queen we want to look our best.”
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They reached the fairy castle door and softly in they went And found the worried Fairy Queen in her magic fairy tent. “Oh! Adam,” said the Fairy Queen, “the world will never be the same If children don’t get a hug or kiss and the Witch is all to blame.
“We can help,”said Robbie, “can’t we? We have a Wizard and a Knight. Surely we are brave enough to fight the Witch tonight.” “You are,” replied the Fairy Queen, “but wear this by your chest It holds some magic fairy dust to protect you on your quest.”
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She gave them all a magic stone th at felt s t a l t h e i n n o g s ’ , ” e r s e h h t e , s w a o i as co N d, “that y “ ld a ou sho u o r y w e f a a n s d e r w u a i u l o l glow mag ld kn s sno When y nifice ow b w. a d n g n i e r e n r i t a w u tl ill be dim efo , when yo re y and h y brigh ardly t ou ligh go t .” .
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“Hurry! Hurry! Chicken Curry! Quick we have to go,� Giggled Adam, as he held his magic wand that brightly glowed. Fluff bravely flew the fearless bunch of wizards, wands and knights To the Wicked Witches castle that soon was in their sights.
Surrounded by mighty dragons breathing fire when they flew Fluff landed by the Witches castle that stank of stinky poo. As they crept towards the castle door Adam’s wand was glowing dim So they held each other’s hand and then bravely they went in.
They snuck around and soon they found the Witch and Witchy broom Doing a jig and singing a song and dancing around the room.
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them No more hugs and kisses all I sa y e f a h t i r y r ’ o s f kids to day.”
“She’s so mean,”Adam thought, “taking all the hugs and kisses.” Then Adam noticed something strange he thought was quite suspicious. A picture lay upon the wall of a happy little baby Then Adam wondered if the Witch was just a sad old lady.
Who never had a hug or kiss when she was just a kid And when her friends came out to play she ran away and hid. The more that Adam thought of this he began to realise That the Wicked Witch, just may be, a nice one in disguise.
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“Yahooooo! We did it,”everyone exclaimed, “With all our hugs and kisses the Wicked Witch has changed” Fluff flew them back to the magic Fairy Kingdom quickly And Adam told the story of their adventure and their victory.
“Oh Fairy Queen we were so scared of the evil Wicked Witch But I knew a hug and kiss would make the good and bad Witch switch.” “Adam,” said the Fairy Queen, “you saved all of Fairyland.” “You’re welcome.” Adam said, and then he kissed the Fairy’s hand.
Then with a flash of lightning, the Rainbow reappeared And with the magic of the Fairies the way back home was cleared. “It’s time to go.”said Adam, “Our important job is done, But visiting your kingdom was the
Very best of fun.”
Then Fluff zoomed over the rainbow bridge to bring them all back home Always to be kept safe by their magic fairy stone. “That was some adventure Adam,� Harry yawned and said, And with that they all lay down and slept safely in their beds.
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“Just then, right out of nowhe re, a secret p a th was cleared, e h i r t m t s a a g c i c s s e p i e r l i l and a ra e fa h t inbow bri n e dge appeared.” wh The Wicked Witch has stolen all the hugs and kisses from fairyland and high-tailed it back to her castle. Can Adam save the day and get the hugs and kisses back with help from a Magic Rainbow? Enjoy this unforgettable and enchanted bedtime experience to share with any child that believes in magic… Benji Bennett, No.1 bestselling author and two times winner of the Irish Book Awards for “Before you Sleep” and “When You Were Born”, delivers Adam’s most magical adventure yet.
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