Tim the Tiny Horse - Harry Hill

...make an attempt at reviewing Tim as a stand-alone. I am happy to say that it acquits itself well. Tim is a horse, blue and so tiny that he lives in matchbox with a tic-tac box for a conservatory. A single Hoola-Hoop makes his lunch (he prefers barbecue beef flavour) and a fly (called Fly) is his best friend. Tim doesn't do much - apart from a few not very successful attempts at making it big in the media he seems to spend his days watching television ...
...necessary for enjoyment. For example, Tim has a bit of obsession with a newsreader called Anna Ford: I don't have a television so I am not familiar with Ms Ford (I checked and she's real and not a character in Tim's milieu), but I can still appreciate Tim's heartache. There is a wealth of astute observations of our modern lives in Tim's adventures and some of them brought tears of recognition to my eyes. I particularly enjoyed Tim's foray into the ...

magdadh 20.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Tim the Tiny Horse - Harry Hill

...book tells the story of Tim The Tiny Horse who, and you won't need reminding, is a very small horse! This hardback of short stories takes us through the day to day dilemma's of Tim and his best friend Fly (no prizes for guessing what he is)... Tim tries to get a job on TV, takes a trip into town, tries the internet, gets a girlfiend and takes an interest in reality TV. The clever twist in each story is that there's a 'lesson' that's been learnt ...

southcountryboy 05.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Tim the Tiny Horse - Harry Hill