Budgie Rock (2001) Post 153
Budgie Rock is another of those little books that was bang up to the minute when it was published sixteen years ago but which is, in its way, more dated now than books from the 1980s. Nicky's budgie, William, loves music. He likes to watch TV with Nicky, but he's interested only in music programs. His favourite show, and Nicky's, is video Rock, hosted by an effervescent character named Spike. When the music videos roll, William dances to the beat.
Dad thinks this is fun and invites the neighbour, Ms Lee, to watch. Ms Lee tapes William on her camcorder, and when Spike announces a brand new opportunity for a new star, Nicky sends in William's video as a joke.
William's video wins, and Nicky and Dad sign the contract for William's star-making career. Alas, someone from the studio arrives to take William away... naturally, Nicky is not allowed to visit and Dad regrets letting her sign the contract. Eventually, the news breaks that the second-place-getter will be a star, because William hasn't rocked a beat since leaving Nicky.
Back comes William and soon he's rockin' away with Nicky once again.
William the budgie is named after my daughter's budgie, William Woad Wallace. WWW liked music, as lots of birds do. The story is a little bit of a cautionary tale about reading the fine print...
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