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Ziggy Twig wants to prove she’s an awesome explorer, and there's one thing explorers are great at: finding treasure. But what happens when she leads her twiggy best friends on a big treasure hunt ... and they discover they don't actually know what treasure is?

Stump is having a feeling. A feeling he calls ‘GREAT SADNESS’, because he used to live in the Big Tree, until a bolt of lightning struck him out. Poor Stump! He bravely tries to stick himself back onto the tree, but his twiggy friends have a different idea. They’ll help you out, Stump. That’s what twigs are for!

Noodle isn’t just a twig – she’s an ARTIST too. And she knows exactly what she wants to paint. There’s just one problem – the twigs have made red paint, green paint and yellow paint for her to use – but they can’t find any BLUE. Noodle is dismayed … until she discovers that true artists can make up their own rules. Clever Noodle! She always works things out.

Red is a WILD TWIG who loves giving surprises. So when he jumps out and yells ‘SURPRISE’ at his friends, he expects them to laugh – but instead they are shocked and scared. Oh dear! Can Red stay wild AND find a better way to surprise his friends? We hope so! Go, Red, go!

Hello Twigs, Surprise!: Red is a WILD TWIG who loves giving surprises. So when he jumps out and yells ‘SURPRISE’ at his friends, he expects them to laugh – but instead they are shocked and scared. Hello Twigs, How Are You Feeling?: Stump is having a feeling. A feeling he calls ‘GREAT SADNESS’, because he used to live in the Big Tree, until a bolt of lightning struck him out. Poor Stump! He bravely tries to stick himself back onto the tree, but his twiggy friends have a different idea.

The world is big when you're a twig, but problems, surprises – and even volcanoes – are no match for Red, Ziggy, Noodle and Stump! In three adorably funny comic stories, Red Twig discovers that not all surprises are good when he accidentally ruins his friends' snail zoo, Ziggy and Stump discover a volcano (or is it?), and Noodle tries and fails to find blue paint in nature. And at the end, young listeners can learn to make their own twig friend with simple step-by-step instructions!