The 52-Story Treehouse

CHAPTER 1

THE 52-STORY TREEHOUSE

Hi, my name is Andy.

This is my friend Terry.

We live in a tree.

Well, when I say “tree,” I mean treehouse. And when I say “treehouse,” I don’t just mean any old treehouse—I mean a 52-story treehouse!

(It used to be a 39-story treehouse, but we’ve added another 13 stories.)

So what are you waiting for?

Come on up!

We’ve added a watermelon-smashing room,

a chainsaw-juggling level,

a make-your-own-pizza parlor,

a rocket-powered carrot-launcher,

a giant hair dryer that is so strong it practically blasts the hair right off your head,

a rocking horse racetrack,

a haunted house,

a wave machine,

a life-size snakes and ladders game—with real ladders and real snakes,

a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, nonstop Punch and Judy puppet show,

a remembering booth to help us remember important stuff we might have forgotten,

a Ninja Snail Training Academy (Terry’s idea, not mine),

and a high-tech detective agency, which has all the latest high-tech detective technology, like a complete set of magnifying glasses (including one so small that you need another magnifying glass to see it), a hot-donut vending machine …

and a Disguise-o-matic 5000, which has a disguise for every occasion!

As well as being our home, the treehouse is also where we make books together. I write the words and Terry draws the pictures.

As you can see, we’ve been doing this for quite a while now.

Life in the treehouse isn’t always easy, of course,

but one thing is for sure …

it’s never dull!

Text copyright © 2014 by Backyard Stories Pty Ltd.

Illustrations copyright © 2014 by Terry Denton