Mr. Twink Finds a Family
By: illustrated by Nina Scott Langley.
Contributors: Frank H. Cumbers,Book Steward at Epworth Press
Edition: 1st
Series: Mr. Twink
Publisher: Epworth Press
Published: 1961
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 123
First sentence: "Well, I call it a shocking waste of straw," said an old cock sparrow.
"Yes, think of all the nests it would help to make," twittered his hen.
"And a proper old scarecrow it makes him look," said a younger bird.
"It doesn't seem natural," said another. "Whoever heard of such a thing?"
"Ah, times is different from when I was a nestling," remarked the old sparrow.  "It's these television aerials doing it."
"Really, grandpa!  What have T.V. aerials got to do with old Stubbs making a great silly of himself?" snapped the young bird.
Description: From front jacket flap:
Sergeant Boffer, the policeman's dog, cannot really enjoy the lovely summer weather, for trouble has broken out again among the animals of the village where he is Top Dog and Officer of the Law.  Goldfish in his special care simply disappear one by one.  Bridget Buff Orpington has one of her warning dreams, and Captain Jake, the poacher's cat, says that witchcraft is at the bottom of all the troubles in the village.  Boffer feels sure he has found out the witch who is to blame.  It is the woman with the queer eyes who lives in a caravan in Dog's Meadow and can change herself into a white cat whenever she likes.  How can he, a mere dog, get the better of her?

At first his cat friend, Mr Twink, is not much help.  He is too much taken up with his sister's four Siamese kittens, who are on a visit.  But at last, when he sees that things are really serious, Mr Twink comes to Boffer's rescue, assisted by a small nephew, and frees the village animals from all fear of the witch.
Notes: The eighth of the nine Mr.Twink books.
Table of contents: title: Summer Visitors
pagenum: 7
class: chapter
label: I; label: II
pagenum: 16
class: part
title: A Talk with Captain Jake; label: III
pagenum: 26
class: part
title: The Witch in Dogs' Meadow; title: Itches and Witches
pagenum: 36
class: part
label: IV; title: Uncle Twink Gives a Lesson
pagenum: 46
class: part
label: V; title: 'Just Wait and See'
pagenum: 56
class: part
label: VI; label: VII
pagenum: 66
class: part
title: Boffer Keeps Watch; title: A Bad Witch for Certain
pagenum: 75
class: part
label: VIII; title: The Fall of Sergeant Boffer
pagenum: 85
class: part
label: IX; title: Mr. Twink Takes a Walk
pagenum: 95
class: part
label: X; label: XI
pagenum: 104
class: part
title: Boffer the Brave; label: XII
pagenum: 113
class: part
title: Kittens Will Be Kittens