Marlena, Christopher and friends are faced with many adventures and challenges, taking them to far-flung places from the usual to the unusual. Follow them to the beach, pond, shoe shop, neighbours, Egypt and beyond. Read about their friends on a Russian doll holiday, the cloud family high up in the sky far from home, or delve deep into the ocean to join Inky and the Sea Band at the awards ceremony. Their adventures range from spending time with friends and family, being face to face with an ancient Egyptian god, to a visitor from a distant world. There are all sorts of exciting discoveries to be made with strange and wonderful characters in exotic places.