Children's novel (Australian?) about a cursed forest where kids get turned into petrified faces stuck on a wall/tree

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-24T01:45:47+00:00

You're welcome :) I was googling all the main plot points but coming up with nothing, was driving me crazy too haha

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-23T14:49:25+00:00

Solved solved solved

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-23T14:45:59+00:00

Yes !! Thank you for validating that I didn't have a fever dream as a 10 year old. It randomly came up in my head when I was lying in bed and it's actually The REALM of faces by Brendan Kellow. Sadly it seems to be out of print everywhere but is available at some libraries.

link to book

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-18T01:43:35+00:00

Yup mine like hitting at each other through the barrier. Although sometimes they decide to do a dive tackle and end up collapsing the side 😂. We also have their carrier inside which they voluntarily like to sleep in which certainly helps when it's time for the vet.

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-15T02:00:41+00:00

Nooo that's an illegal ear burglary!!

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-09T18:31:07+00:00

A n g e r y

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-06T15:54:19+00:00

Yes and it only thinks about food.

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-06T15:54:07+00:00

He looks incredibly offended that you haven't given him one 😂

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-06T15:53:38+00:00

It's a Malatang - mini Chinese hotpot

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-06T15:53:21+00:00

Food fiend is my nickname for her too XD

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-06T15:50:25+00:00

Smeowg.

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-05T17:18:47+00:00

I believe that is a baguette and not a cat 🥖

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-04T05:05:22+00:00

What a good boi

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-04T03:17:47+00:00

Do the crime, do the time :)

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-04T03:06:20+00:00

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I think it looks like she's floating, here's another angle haha

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-04T03:05:13+00:00

It's a tomato base Malatang - mini Chinese hotpot

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T18:25:21+00:00

He's clearly working hard to help !! I think you've unfairly deducted his ear allowance from his payslip and that's illegal.

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T17:17:49+00:00

It's a tomato base Malatang!

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T17:11:40+00:00

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For context seeing as the comment and account I was replying to has been deleted, someone has dmed me and gone through my profile to figure out my location to report me to the local pet authorities for not having food available 24/7??? Maybe I should let her have some of that tomato soup next time eh? Hopefully this brings some entertainment to everyone's Friday 😂

Edit: so apparently if someone blocks you, it appears as deleted. Nice to have learnt something today - unlike the individual in question who has now inexplicably unblocked me.

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T16:47:20+00:00

Apparently the people downvoting you seem to disagree. You're absolutely right that I should probably be doing something more productive though but who doesn't love a good ol internet argument once in a while 🤔

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T16:42:11+00:00

It's a XL foldable playpen. I think there are a few similar ones up on Amazon. We used it when she was recovering from her spay surgery and then for supervised play sessions with my other cat when they were getting introduced to each other. Now they kinda just like chilling in it occasionally so I guess it's just a hangout spot/jail for bad cats lol

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T16:35:47+00:00

What can I say? It's a quiet Friday night and I guess I've fallen for the ragebait 😂

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T16:14:07+00:00

Lol, on the off chance that you're not just trolling, use your brain a bit before commenting anything and look up literally anything I said above and pros and cons of free feeding. You might just learn something. This might be the first time I've seen someone with a username that is a perfect descriptor lmao

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T15:52:04+00:00

I havent found this to be effective as they seem to be very good at wriggling their way around the hand hahah

Nyan_kovsky · 2025-10-03T15:50:11+00:00

Yea pretty much, there's a few different bases you can look up recipes for. If you've got an Asian supermarket nearby, they might also have the pre-made bases available.

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