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How to make Mildred and the Girl Scout twins rag dolls!

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How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

I followed the pattern from this youtube video:

How to sew a doll by hand – YouTube by Root and Stitch. She also has videos of how to make rag dolls with a sewing machine. I chose to cut the legs off the pattern and sew them on separately.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Following the pattern I downloaded from Root and Stitch, I chose the colours of fabric that I needed for Mildred’s face, top and dungarees, and cut them out to fit the pattern generously.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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And sewed them together.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Fold it in half (right sides together) and sew, leaving an open end to add stuffing.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Turn it right side out. 😀

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Then stuff with kapok.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Sew on the legs. 😀

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Make arms and sew them on.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Add neck ties for the Girl Scout Twins, and stitch their belts on.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Next it’s time to make hair!

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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I cut out a generous piece of fabric for the hair on the back of Mildred’s head, and pinned it to make it tidy. And cut out two half-circles for the hair on Mildred’s face.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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I pinned it into place and sewed it on.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Then I cut out pieces of fabric for Mildred’s bunches, sewed them, turned them right side out, stuffed them with kapok and sewed them on.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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For Claudia’s hair, I used yarn. I stitched it on down her centre parting, all the way down the back of her head, and then added more stitches either side of her head, to hold her hair in position.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Next I sewed their faces on.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Next I made a hat for Claudia.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll. A hat for Claudia.

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And there you have it! Lovely vegan rag dolls.

How to make a vegan superhero rag doll. Finished! Mildred front.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll. Finished! Back.

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How to make a vegan superhero rag doll. Claudia and Gerty Girl Scout twins finished.
How to make a vegan superhero rag doll.

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Please let us know if you make yourself some lovely vegan superhero rag dolls, we’d love to see them.

Have a great weekend!

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Reflecto Girl episode 9 begins here

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For earlier episodes of Reflecto Girl, click here 🙂

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Is there life after physics? Find out tomorrow when the story continues. See you then! 😉

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The ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ of the 21st Century

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“Steve Jobs once said the most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. Abraham Lincoln credited Harriet Stowe when she wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin – this powerful story inspired millions to rise up and fight against slavery,” said Jim Caviezel. “I think we can make Sound of Freedom the Uncle Tom’s Cabin of 21st century slavery.”

I was very apprehensive when I went to see the film last night but I know that, as with slaughterhouses and animal abuse, unless people open their eyes to things they don’t want to look at, nothing will change. This is a powerful film that every decent person must see. Brilliantly written and acted, Sound of Freedom will keep you gripped from beginning to end. I was riveted. The entire two hours and ten minutes went by in what seemed like a fraction of that time. If there is to be an end to slavery and sex trafficking (a multi-billion dollar industry) we all have to face it head on.

This film was actually made five years ago but it has faced every possible road-block to getting it in the theatres because, as we might realise from the fact that this abominable trade has not been shut down, there must be some extremely powerful people involved in or profiting from it.

Please go and see it so that you can share its message – watch to the end of the credits for a powerful plea from Jim Caviezel who says that there are more humans kept in slavery than at any other time in history, including when slavery was legal, and millions of them are children.

Even if you can’t afford a cinema ticket, you can claim a free ticket from the Angel film studios who have persuaded those who can afford it to buy a ticket for someone else by paying it forward. Go to angel.com/freedom

Please don’t look the other way. Watch Sound of Freedom.

Most popular stories of February!

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The most popular story for little ones at Violet’s Vegan Comics is: What’s good for the goose is not good for the panda

And the most popular story for ages 8 and up – Reflecto Girl 8 – How would YOU like it?

The most popular fairy tale is: The princess who liked to be popular

And the most popular story for 12 and up – Maddicts

Have you read them yet?

What will you read next? There are tonnes of vegan children’s stories, with lovely vegan characters, to choose from on our stories and comics page. Read them for free, any time you like. 😀

Back on dry land at last

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The story continues from yesterday but, if you missed the beginning, you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

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Woohoo! Don’t you just love a happy ending? 😀

If you’d like to read more funny and exciting stories, go home, and don’t forget to FOLLOW so that you don’t miss new stories when they come out (for email followers, it’s that white button in the sidebar with a white word you can’t read. I’ve tried to change the colour of the text but nothing I’ve done works. Anybody know how? 😀 )

Have a great weekend! ❤

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Let’s get out of here!

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The story continues from Monday but you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

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Woohoo! Take that Flat-Capped Menace! Come back tomorrow for the emotional reunion of Sindy and Stella Snowdrop 😀

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We interrupt this story to bring you –

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I’m sorry the penultimate instalment of our current story has had to be postponed until tomorrow, due to unfinished artwork which Miranda is – as we speak – hurrying to complete. If you haven’t been following it, or you’ve missed any of it, you can read what’s happened so far in this exciting vegan comic, 😀 and while you’re waiting for its conclusion, enjoy this commercial break 😀

Vego vegan chocolate

Go on – you know you want some 😉

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Search party

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The story continues from Friday but you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

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Ok girls, celebrate later. There’s a mad man and a stupid man on board, get the heck out of there!

Come back on Wednesday to see if they make it 😀

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Safety in numbers

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The story continues from yesterday but you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

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Now he’s angry 😮

Will he find little Sindy and her would-be rescuers before they make their escape? I hope not. Come back Monday to find out!

And in the meantime, have a great weekend 😀

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Self-Sufficient Sindy

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The story continues from yesterday but you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

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And she’s off! Woohoo! But where’s Mildred?

Don’t miss what happens next, tomorrow!

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Splash!

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Desperate to rescue Sindy Snowdrop from the evil Flat-Capped Menace are Marvellous Mildred and her friends, the Girl Scout Twins. The story continues from yesterday and you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

😮 Oh Sindy! Just keep chewing! Hurry Mildred, hurry!

Don’t miss what happens next, tomorrow!

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Here they come!

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Hot on the trail of the evil Flat-Capped Menace are Marvellous Mildred and her friends, the Girl Scout Twins. The story continues from yesterday but if you missed the earlier instalments of Marvellous Mildred #4, you can read the whole vegan comic here 😀

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I’m holding my breath – and I hope they are too! Good luck girls, I hope you make it. Find out tomorrow if they do 😀

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Never again

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Vegan superhero comic for kids, Reflecto Girl #8, concludes. For the whole story, click here 🙂

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Stay in touch, episode 4 of Marvellous Mildred and the Girl Scout Twins resumes on Monday, but until then, there are plenty more comics to choose from here.

Have a great weekend 😀

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Vigilante vibe

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Vegan comic for kids, Reflecto Girl #8, continues from yesterday. For the story so far, click here 🙂

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Ooh! Nearly finished! Just got a bit more drawing to do, then I’ll give you the conclusion later today 😀

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Where did the chickens go?

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Vegan comic for kids, Reflecto Girl #8, continues from yesterday. For the story so far, click here 🙂

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😮 It’s not looking good for the lorry driver.

Come back tomorrow to see what happens next!

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New Reflecto Girl story starts Monday!

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Reflecto Girl and Distracto Boy are back – or they soon will be – and are just one quick change away from another daring rescue 😀

So don’t miss it – every day next week, and if you want even more excitement, look out for Duster the WonderDog, hidden somewhere in the story:

Duster the WonderDog

The first person to tell me they’ve spotted him in the story will get a free copy of the new Vegan Hotdog comic when it comes out 😀

Have a great weekend! ❤

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Make a Cute Rag Mouse

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Rag Mouse

Here’s how to make an adorable rag mouse like this one:

Cut out the main head and body piece for your cloth mouse. I used a rectangle, folded in half. With right sides together, stitch around the edges, leaving one end open for stuffing.

Choose a different fabric for your arms and legs. Cut strips about the same length as your main piece, as wide as you want them, with room to spare for turning back the right way around after sewing.

Fold it in half (right sides together) and sew, leaving an open end to add stuffing.

Make another one, then turn them right side out. 😀

Then make legs. You can make long legs, the same as the arms, or little legs. Either way is fine, so do whichever you fancy. I’ve done little legs this time.

Stuff them all with kapok. If you don’t have kapok you could use old socks to stuff them, or fabric cuttings. I have done this with some of my mice, it just makes them a little bit heavier, and somewhat lumpy. When they are stuffed, sew them together! Remember that your main piece is head and body, so the arms go a little higher than half way down, depending on how big a head you want your mouse to have. 😀

Next cut out some fabric squares to make the ears. Sometimes I make very tiny ears, this time I made big ears, then I sewed them right sides together, trimmed the edges, and turned them right side out. Make two. (You probably noticed that I have used pinking shears to cut my material. You don’t have to do that but it’s good for preventing the fabric from fraying).

Then tuck the ears over the top corners of the mouse’s head and sew them on, like so:

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Next you need to make a nose for your mouse. Cut three triangular pieces and then, putting their right side edges together, sew them together lengthways, to their points – I’m not explaining this very well – look at the diagram below 😀 Leave the base ends open, turn right side out and fill with stuffing.

Then tuck in the edges, and sew the nose onto the mouse’s face.

Next your mouse will need some eyes. I sewed over and over in one place to make these eyes, but you could sew circles of fabric on, or use buttons.

Now your mouse needs a tail 😀 This time I folded a length of fabric up so that the edges were tucked in, and sewed it over, but I have also used ribbons and oddments in the past. Attach the tail to the back of the mouse’s body.

Now your mouse is finished! I bet he’s cute 😀 Send me a photo, I’d love to see him or her ❤ Here’s some I made earlier:

You can make lots of friends for your mouse, in all shapes and sizes. Here are some I made earlier:

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So there you have it 😀 A word of warning – once you start making rag mice, you may find it difficult to stop 😉

Killer robot or submariner in a hurry? You decide.

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For those not familiar with Sherman & Geynes [pretend detectives], you can find all the episodes here 🙂

Episode 5 – Missing a shoe, presumed dead – concludes today:

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We love a happy ending, don’t you? 😀

If you missed the beginning you can read the whole episode here.

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Shazzam! Maybe.

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For those not familiar with Sherman & Geynes [pretend detectives], you can find episodes 1 to 4 here 🙂

Episode 5 – Missing a shoe, presumed dead – continues from Friday:

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Thank goodness! 😀

But that’s not the end, come back tomorrow for the conclusion of the pretend detectives’ deliberations 🙂

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If in doubt, get cake!

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For those not familiar with Sherman & Geynes [pretend detectives], you can find episodes 1 to 4 here 🙂

Episode 5 – Missing a shoe, presumed dead – continues from yesterday:

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Join us on Monday to hear the rest of the detectives’ deliberations – you won’t be sorry 😀

And in the meantime, have a great weekend!

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A cousin with a cactus

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For those not familiar with Sherman & Geynes [pretend detectives], you can find episodes 1 to 4 here 🙂

Episode 5 – Missing a shoe, presumed dead – continues from yesterday:

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What?! No robot?!

Could this be true? Come back tomorrow to find out 😀

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Trail of clues

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For those not familiar with Sherman & Geynes [pretend detectives], you can find episodes 1 to 4 here 🙂

Episode 5 – Missing a shoe, presumed dead – continues from yesterday:

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A potted plant?!!! Gosh – whatever next!

Come back tomorrow for more from this witness 😀

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Maybe it got wet

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For those not familiar with Sherman & Geynes [pretend detectives], you can find episodes 1 to 4 here 🙂

Episode 5 – Missing a shoe, presumed dead – continues from yesterday:

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Curiouser and curiouser 😉

Come back tomorrow to see what the detectives discover next 😀

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New Sherman & Geynes starts today!

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For those not familiar with Sherman & Geynes [pretend detectives], you can find episodes 1 to 4 here 🙂

Episode 5 – Missing a shoe, presumed dead – begins here:

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Yes, why would someone leave one shoe behind? Come back tomorrow to see what the detectives make of it 😀

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They have no right!!!

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Reflecto Girl #6 concludes:

vegan superhero Reflecto Girl
vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

See you on Monday with the beginning of Reflecto Girl #7

Have a great weekend 😀

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Oh Michael

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Reflecto Girl #6 continues from yesterday:

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

Come back tomorrow to see how the story ends.

Or take a look right now 😉

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BOOM!

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Reflecto Girl #6 continues from yesterday:

vegan superhero Reflecto Girl
vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

😮

Come back tomorrow to find out what the hell is going on!

Or find out now 😀

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Undo what you just did!

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Story continues from yesterday:

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

What does he mean they’re like the tobacco farmers?

Find out tomorrow!

Or if you don’t want to wait, find out now 😀

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Aaaagh!

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Reflecto Girl #5: Sidekick continues from yesterday:

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl
vegan superhero Reflecto Girl
vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

Well, that’s a turn-up for the books!

Reflecto Girl episode 6 starts on Monday 😀

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Banned for life

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Reflecto Girl #5: Sidekick continues from yesterday

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

Come back tomorrow to find out what the Dounto’s up to.

Or take a peek now 😀

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The places you’re not supposed to go

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Reflecto Girl #5: Sidekick continues from yesterday:

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

😮 Tough talk.

Will the gardener heed RG’s warning?

Is George in big trouble?

Find out tomorrow,

or find out now 😀

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Other talents

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Reflecto Girl #5: Sidekick continues from Friday:

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

Save the moles!

Come back tomorrow to see what happens next …

Or take a peek now 😀

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A meeting with George

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Reflecto Girl #5: Sidekick begins today:

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

Well, it’s not really a cliff-hanger but if you want to know what George’s sidekick outfit will look like, come back next week.

Or take a peek now 😀

Have a great weekend!

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Is he dead?

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Story continues from yesterday:

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Phew! 😀

I love a happy ending!

Tomorrow begins episode 5: Sidekick. See you then!

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Don’t shoot!

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Story continues from yesterday:

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Gasp! 😮

She did try to warn him didn’t she?

Come back tomorrow for the conclusion of Reflecto Girl episode 4

or read it now 😀

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How would YOU like it?!

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Story continues from yesterday:

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vegan superhero Reflecto Girl

Run Reflecto Girl, run!

Come back tomorrow to find out if Renee gets there in time, or find out now 😀

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A lovely day out for all the family

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Story continues from Friday:

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Oh, no – stay low, don’t fly, don’t fly!

Come back tomorrow to find out if Renee can save them, or find out now 😀

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Battlefield

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Story continues from yesterday:

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Ooh 😮

How will she fare on the battlefield? Will she be discovered by the boy from school?

Come back on Monday to find out, or find out now 😀

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A day in the country

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Reflecto Girl episode 4 begins here:

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Ooh 😮

Come back tomorrow to see if she manages to get over that wall,

or if you don’t want to wait, you can see now 😀

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Moments later

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Reflecto Girl episode 3 continues from yesterday

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And the moral of the story is – don’t forget your pencil!

Come back tomorrow for the beginning of episode 4 😀

For all the Reflecto Girl stories, click here.

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Violet’s Vegan Comics creates funny, enlightening and sometimes action packed vegan children’s books for readers of all ages.

Established 2012