Something Else has collected so many vouchers from his bottles of ‘Dr Snakeoil’ that he has won a holiday for himself and Something. Unfortunately, instead of a holiday to an exotic and relaxing place, they have won a holiday to The Stinky Slimy Place! There, they come across Prettier and Prettiest who, despite large cerise blotches over their skin, swear by the mud’s ability to make them pretty and their skin incredibly soft. Something jumps in without a second thought but SE, unimpressed with the mud and the holiday, decides to return home. When Something returns from his holiday with ultra-soft fur, a marketing plan kicks into action and bottles of ‘Dr Something’s Marvellous Mud’ are soon on the market. Will Here and There soon be full of animals with ultra-soft fur or were those cerise blotches a bit more sinister…?

It seems the inhabitants of Here and There like collecting things. Something Else has his sand collection, The Long Ones have an enviable collection of sports trophies and Nix has a wonderful collection of umbrella paraphernalia. Something is jealous that he doesn’t have a collection. However, he is certain that if he did start a hobby, he would be a much better collector than SE. Naturally, SE is furious. The Long Ones decide to hold a collecting competition between SE and Something to see who is the best collector – and Something decides to collect all things fungal. But things don’t go to plan when their collections go missing – and SE accuses Something of cheating…

Every once in a while, the moon bathes Here and There in a warm rosy pink light. When this phenomenon happens, there is no telling what strange occurrences will take place; it could rain hats and clogs, people may start talking in rhyme, but more importantly, the Lesser-spotted-not-seen-very-often-Moth may appear in a cocoon and hatch – but this only happens once in a pink moon! Unfortunately, SE misses the remarkable event of the moth hatching and Something decides to try and make it up to SE by…painting the moon pink! But, can Here and There cope with the unusual happenings that accompany a pink moon, on a daily basis? Will all the residents have to wear crash helmets to protect them from the unusual rain storms?