1. volume one,
a picture story book for young boys and girls

2. Mimi
volume one,
a picture story book for young boys and girls
Dr. Howey

3. Copyright © 2009 Dr. Howey
www.drhowey.com
This edition published in 2009
Please feel free to distribute this eBook version
with no modifications.
Also available as a paperback.
ISBN 978-0-9561571-0-2
Written and illustrated by Dr. Howey

4. This book is dedicated to
Ivy

5. 4
Contents
1. Mimi goes Shopping
2. Mimi and the Exhibition
3. Mimi goes to Kindergarten
4. Mimi goes Swimming
5. Mimi goes for a Walk
6. Mimi gets Mucky
7. Mimi and the Rainy Day
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7. 7
1. Mimi goes shopping
This is Mimi’s house…
…and this is Mimi’s bed.

8. 8
It is morning. Mimi climbs out of bed…
…and into Mama and Daddy’s bed.

9. 9
Everyone has a lovely family cuddle together.
Then it is time to get up. ‘Get up!’, shouts
Mimi.

10. 10
Everyone eats cereal for breakfast.
Mimi waves goodbye to Daddy as he leaves for
work.

11. 11
Mimi asks Mama for a yogurt drink.
Unfortunately, there are none left in the fridge.

12. 12
‘We can buy some more yogurt drinks when we
go shopping’, says Mama.
They get ready to go shopping. Mimi is
fastened into her car seat.

13. 13
Mama drives the car to the shop.
In the shop, Mimi sits in the trolley.

14. 14
There are lots of strange people to see.
After looking around, Mimi would like to get
out and walk.

15. 15
She sees something interesting in the shelf.
A pair of rubber gloves to put in the trolley.

16. 16
Mama does not need any rubber gloves...
…but she does need some baking paper. Mimi
puts the baking paper into the trolley.

17. 17
The yogurt drinks are on this shelf. Mimi takes
one…
…and carefully puts it into the trolley.

18. 18
Mama lifts Mimi back into the trolley.
Then Mama pays for the shopping before
leaving.

19. 19
Back home, Mimi helps to unpack the
shopping…
…and then drinks her yogurt drink. Yummy!

20. 20
Later, Daddy arrives back from work…
…and everyone has dinner together.

21. 21
‘I would like some ketchup’, says Daddy.
‘Go shopping!’, replies Mimi.
THE END.

22. 22
2. Mimi and the Exhibition
Daddy, Mama and Mimi are waiting for a bus.
The bus arrives…

23. 23
…and Mama buys tickets for everyone.
Mimi can see the hills out of the bus window.

24. 24
The bus arrives in the city…
…and Mimi climbs into the pushchair.

25. 25
Mama pushes the pushchair up the hill.
At the exhibition, Daddy pays for entry tickets.

26. 26
Mimi looks into the strange kaleidoscope…
…and waves to herself!

27. 27
Everyone continues up the stairs…
…to find themselves in the stars!

28. 28
What a strange picture. Are these lines straight?
The shadow machine is next.

29. 29
Click! The machine takes a picture of Mimi
and Daddy’s shadow!
Mimi finds some pretend cartoon fish…

30. 30
…which swim away! Come back!
Another strange picture. Can you find the black
dots?

31. 31
Mimi presses a button...
…and the little man dances in the mirrors.

32. 32
Daddy has long arms and short legs in this
mirror,
but in this mirror he has long legs and short
arms!

33. 33
Mama is as short as Mimi in this mirror,
but Mimi is as tall as Daddy in this mirror!

34. 34
One can see across the city on the rooftop…
…and over here is the castle.

35. 35
In the gift shop, Mimi sees a ruler she wants.
Mama buys the ruler for Mimi.

36. 36
It is time to go home.
On the way, they see a clown doing tricks. Ho
ho, silly clown!

37. 37
Soon, the bus arrives after such an exciting
day…
…and Mimi falls asleep on the way home.
THE END.

38. 38
Mimi is going to kindergarten.
Here are Polly and Lucy.
3. Mimi goes to
Kindergarten

39. 39
Mimi waves goodbye to Mama.
At kindergarten there are lots of fun things to
do.

40. 40
Mimi goes in one side of the tunnel…
…and comes out the other end.

41. 41
Mimi wants to play with the blocks too,
but the boy takes the blocks from Mimi.

42. 42
Mimi is not happy.
Polly says that they must share the blocks and
play together nicely.

43. 43
Mimi starts to build a tower…
…and the boy helps.

44. 44
Next, Mimi wants to paint a picture.
She enjoys painting.

45. 45
Lucy asks what she is painting. ‘A clown’
replies Mimi.
Soon, it is time for a snack.

46. 46
Mimi eats some apple and a cracker.
When she is finished she goes back through the
tunnel…

47. 47
…and out the other end.
Finally, it is song time.

48. 48
Incy Wincy spider climbed up the spout.
Down came the rain and washed spider out.
Out came the sunshine…

49. 49
…and dried up all the rain, so Incy Wincy
spider climbed up the spout again.
Mama arrives to collect Mimi.

50. 50
‘Mimi went to kindergarten today’, Mama tells
Daddy.
‘All by myself’, adds Mimi.

51. 51
After dinner, Mimi climbs the stairs…
…and gets the toilet ready.

52. 52
Mimi gets on the step…
…and sits down.

53. 53
‘Finished’, shouts Mimi.
‘All by myself’, says Mimi proudly.
THE END.

54. 54
Mimi is going swimming with Mama, but
Daddy must stay at home to paint.
Mama drives the car to the swimming pool.
4. Mimi goes
Swimming

55. 55
Mama pays to enter the swimming pool. ‘One
adult and one child’, she says.
Time to put on the swimming costumes.

56. 56
Mama puts the clothes into a locker…
…but where did Mimi go?

57. 57
Oops – there she is!
Mama and Mimi take a shower.

58. 58
Mama lifts Mimi into the swimming pool.
Ring-a-ring o’ roses, a pocket full of posies…

59. 59
…a-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all jump up!
Mimi swims a little by herself…

60. 60
…and then a little more…
…and then a little more, all the way to the
edge! Well done Mimi!

61. 61
Humpty dumpty sat on a wall…
…Humpty dumpty had a great fall! Splash!

62. 62
Mimi is at the top of the slide.
One, two, three, wheeeee – splash! Now Mimi
is at the bottom of the slide.

63. 63
Mama finds a float to play with.
Saddle up, to ride the horse.

64. 64
Clip clop. Gee-up horsey!
Mimi wants to go in the Jacuzzi.

65. 65
Mama and Mimi climb in. It is very bubbly in
the Jacuzzi.
The bubbles feel very funny.

66. 66
Time to get dried and dressed.
Daddy has finished the painting.

67. 67
Mimi gets a cushion from the sofa.
She is driving the bus. Brrm brrm. Daddy
catches the bus.

68. 68
Brrm, Brrrm, the bus continues.
Mama gets on too.

69. 69
Brrm, Brrrrrm, bump ahead! ‘Where is the bus
going?’, asks Mama.
‘The swimming pool for Daddy’, replies Mimi.
THE END.

70. 70
Today is a sunny day.
Everyone gets dressed to go for a walk.
5. Mimi goes for a Walk

71. 71
Daddy takes the pushchair and Mimi takes
Lotti in her pushchair.
What a pleasant walk!

72. 72
One, two, three… …wheee!
One, two, three… …wheee!

73. 73
Watch out, a bicycle.
Mimi holds Mama’s and Daddy’s hand.

74. 74
Ding…
…dong!

75. 75
There is a friendly dog, no need to be afraid.
Bye, bye, doggy.

76. 76
Look at all those trees.
Mimi finds some leaves from the trees.

77. 77
She gives them to Mama to keep.
Mimi loves throwing stones in the river.

78. 78
Plop!
Mimi throws in a bigger stone – Big plop!

79. 79
Time for a rest in the pushchair.
Daddy goes super fast and pulls a wheelie,
whoo!

80. 80
Back home at last.
Come upstairs Daddy.

81. 81
Where has Mimi gone?
Is there a big banana under here?

82. 82
Surprise! Here is Mimi!
Mimi opens a drawer. What is in here?

83. 83
Mimi makes a hat from Mama’s underwear!
And now a scarf!

84. 84
Now a hat and a scarf.
Here is a hat for Daddy.

85. 85
‘What is going on here?’, asks Mama.
So Mimi gives Mama a hat as well.
THE END.

86. 86
Mimi is watching ‘In the plinky plonk garden’.
‘Yippee!’, says Mimi.
6. Mimi
gets
Mucky

87. 87
Plonky is stacking three blocks.
‘Hurrah!’, says Mimi.

88. 88
Now, Plonky stacks another three blocks.
‘Whoop!’, shouts Mimi. She loves Plonky.

89. 89
When the programme is finished, Mimi
switches the television off.
Outside, Daddy has some gardening to do.

90. 90
Mimi climbs up the slide…
…and slides down. Wheee!

91. 91
Daddy digs up some weeds.
Mimi helps to tidy the weeds.

92. 92
Next, Daddy digs a hole…
…and Mimi plants a bulb in it.

93. 93
Mimi helps to bury the bulb. A flower will
grow here later.
Mimi follows Daddy in her car.

94. 94
Daddy has some grass seed for Mimi.
Mimi helps to sow the grass seed.

95. 95
‘Bath time Mimi. You are mucky from the
garden’, says Mama.
Mimi gets undressed for her bath.

96. 96
In the bath there are lots of bubbles.
Mimi makes a bubble beard, just like Daddy’s.

97. 97
Mama also gets a bubble beard.
Splash, Splash! Mimi likes to splash.

98. 98
Ker-splash! Mama gets a soaking.
Mama washes Mimi’s hair with shampoo.

99. 99
Mimi closes her eyes when the shampoo is
rinsed off.
Now, for a swim.

100. 100
All the way to the other end of the bath.
Plop! Mimi pulls the plug in the bath.

101. 101
Mimi gets wrapped up in a towel. ‘Hi-ya’, says
Daddy.
‘Daddy’s bath time, he is mucky’, says Mimi.
THE END.

102. 102
Mama and Daddy are in bed.
Mimi arrives…
7. Mimi and the Rainy Day

103. 103
…and climbs on the bed.
They have a lovely family cuddle.

104. 104
Today, it is raining outside…
…and Mama must go to work.

105. 105
Mimi waves goodbye.
Mimi wants to do some painting.

106. 106
Daddy gives Mimi some leaves.
She sticks them to the picture.

107. 107
‘Look at my beautiful picture’, says Mimi.
Mimi runs upstairs.

108. 108
‘Here is a river’, says Mimi.
She throws a stone into the river.

109. 109
In the bathroom, Mimi has found Didi’s house.
Knock! Knock! She enters the house.

110. 110
‘Hello Daddy’, says Mimi as she looks out of
the window.
‘Come in’, says Mimi. ‘Sorry I am too big’,
explains Daddy.

111. 111
Mimi comes out of the house…
…and slides back down the stairs.

112. 112
Sliding is fun!
Daddy puts on some of Mimi’s music.

113. 113
Wind the bobbin up… la la la…
…clap your hands… la la la…

114. 114
…stamp your feet… la la la!
Daddy puts on his favourite music.

115. 115
Ta-da, like this, hup! Hand on one hip and
raise one hand.
Crouch down and wave your arms around!
Whooo!

116. 116
Finally, run on the spot with your arms out
front. Hey, hey, hey… ho!
Mama arrives back from work. It is time for
bed.

117. 117
Mama reads Mimi her favourite book.
Mimi falls asleep after her exciting day.
THE END.

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1. Can you find the shapes that are the same except
for the patterns?
2. Can you find the shapes with the same patterns?
3. Can you spot the odd one out?
Quiz time
The not so easy quiz for big people:
1. On which page does the sun appear?
2. How many ducks are there in the book?
3. Which story picture appears twice?
4. Which picture has a continuity error?
5. The name of which ex-Beatle’s album appears in a picture?
6. Name the pattern on Mimi’s dungarees.
7. Decipher the following: 8-5 21-1 25-1 29-3 49-5 57-2 90-5
98-1 117-9
Answers in volume two.

119. 119
If you enjoyed this book then please rant to all
your friends about it.
If you did not enjoy this book then rant to all of your friends anyway.
Go to to download a free Mimi
activity book…
…and to download a free board game to make,
Mimi’s ‘Catch me if you can!’…
…and to buy lots of fun Mimi stuff:
Mugs Adults and kids
T-shirts
Adults and
kids tops
Badges and stickers
Bibs
Design of actual products may vary (a lot).

120. Mimi volume one is a delightful collection of stories to read
with your little ones.
Follow Mimi with her Mama and Daddy as she
makes every day into an adventure. Exploring the world and
imagining all the fun possibilities around.
‘I love Mimi!’
Dr. Howey’s Daughter
‘From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was
convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.’
Groucho Marx on another book
‘Makes Harry Potter look like a bestseller.’
Fictional Reviewer
Watch Mimi wave ‘hello!’ as you flick
through over one hundred pages!
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