Inadvertently sucked into a laptop computer, a mixed group of characters from
"Virtual Reality" find themselves in Cyberspace. They become involved in the
search for a Colour Folder which has disappeared. With the help of two children (K-A and
Josie who live in "Reality") and a computer mouse, they manage to thwart the
plans of the inhabitants of Fort Ran and to avoid the schemes of an ill tempered pair,
Irus-the-virus and Scream Saver, that are determined to prevent the return of the Colour
Folder.
Violet Jelly is a fantasy adventure for children aged 8 to 10. The 108 page book
is beautifully illustrated throughout by the author, Ann Sharples.
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As Pansy Soup and Violet Jelly walk along the road to wait at the bus stop, along comes
Larry in his lorry. Larry is a mechanic and one of their friends. His lorry has a friendly
face and is bright blue. They can see Stuck-up-cow sitting in the back of the lorry. Larry
found her in pieces some time ago and carefully stuck her together. She looks almost right
- apart from the nose.
Larry sees Violet Jelly and Pansy Soup waiting and calls out, “Hello! Can I give
you a lift?” “To town?” asks Violet Jelly. “Yes. Get in!” Larry
leans over to help them into the cab of the lorry. "What's the problem?" he
asks, nodding towards the laptop in Violet Jelly's arms. "It won't work at all today,
Larry. I shall have to get it fixed. Such a nuisance. I have things to do - e-mails, lists
- you know," Violet Jelly tells him. "Not really Violet Jelly. I prefer to look
inside engines rather than at computers and I keep my lists in my head," answers
Larry.
As they travel towards town Violet Jelly opens her laptop and, being curious, she taps
a few keys. “Perhaps it will work now,” she thinks to herself.
BUT
Something happens
Some of the characters from Violet Jelly that you will meet along the way.
K-A & Josie are two children with a computer.
Violet Jelly is full of surprises. Life is full of surprises. So,
she likes to be prepared... for anything, with her laptop computer and her 'hold all' bag.
Pansy Soup is a girl with pockets. Her pockets are for collecting
bits and pieces, in case she can use them later. She collects words, too, but keeps them
in her mind, not her pockets.
Fixing things
is what Larry does best. It is amazing what he can fix with a
hammer and nails or a pot of glue.
Larry is Stuck-up-cow's hero. If he had not glued her together, she would
still be in bits.
Vera would love to be beautiful. She hopes to find beauty in a jar of ointment.
Pleasant Pheasant
is a pheasant that does not know how it
has got there, nor where it has come from.
