"We must stop at
the explanation station!”
The world is full of puzzles that are begging to be solved. Thank goodness for the brilliant, brainy, Ben. Descriptions like “introvert” or “book smart” are way too restrictive for this interesting, perpetually pondering 5-and-a-half-year-old boy. “Why” was his initial and constant question when he first started speaking as a baby. But no one in this family gets annoyed at the Why Guy. Those “why’s” are gems. Four years later, his “why’s” have turned into sophisticated (for his age) theories and stories he shares with great relish at the dinner table. The dinner table being a familiar podium. Don’t ask Ben to share his genius with strangers too soon.
In Ben’s bedroom, you’ll find a neat box of Lego, a row of dinosaurs arranged alphabetically, enough books to make the neighbours gossip but his most priced binoculars won’t be there unless Ben is there too. Ben’s binoculars hardly leave his neck, where they hang like proud a medal. Mom and Dad struggle to get him to bath without them. This gorgeous set of binoculars was a gift from his paleontologist grandfather, who is also Ben’s hero. Needless to say, the famous Ben Binocs are a handy tool for a team of three kids who have a habit of landing in weird and wonderful worlds where there are problems begging to be solved. When you are knocked off your socks, first clean your binocs!
In Ben’s bedroom, you’ll find a neat box of Lego, a row of dinosaurs arranged alphabetically, enough books to make the neighbours gossip but his most priced binoculars won’t be there unless Ben is there too. Ben’s binoculars hardly leave his neck, where they hang like proud a medal. Mom and Dad struggle to get him to bath without them. This gorgeous set of binoculars was a gift from his paleontologist grandfather, who is also Ben’s hero. Needless to say, the famous Ben Binocs are a handy tool for a team of three kids who have a habit of landing in weird and wonderful worlds where there are problems begging to be solved. When you are knocked off your socks, first clean your binocs!
The girls, Thandi and Zadie, have a bigger appetite for noisy and colourful adventures and although Ben would hate to be left behind, he is sometimes a little bit sensitive. Sensory overload, they say, is perfectly common for someone whose parents have been told that he is on the Autistic spectrum. Thandi’s broad shoulders provide a perfect barrier when he needs a safe vantage point from where to do all that thinking but once comfortable, Ben is a crucial part of the trio’s arsenal. Who else would navigate them through unknown worlds, analyse information and make high stakes decisions?
In Ben’s bedroom, you’ll find a neat box of Lego, a row of dinosaurs arranged alphabetically, enough books to make the neighbours gossip but his most priced binoculars won’t be there unless Ben is there too. Ben’s binoculars hardly leave his neck, where they hang like proud a medal. Mom and Dad struggle to get him to bath without them. This gorgeous set of binoculars was a gift from his paleontologist grandfather, who is also Ben’s hero. Needless to say, the famous Ben Binocs are a handy tool for a team of three kids who have a habit of landing in weird and wonderful worlds where there are problems begging to be solved. When you are knocked off your socks, first clean your binocs!
Yes, Ben’s reluctance can frustrate but there has been more than one adventure where this very hesitation has bought time to save them from mishap and mayhem. When having to face great challenges and villains, the girls may feel feisty but again it is Ben, who provides the balance and often has to remind them to “not get cross, get curious.”
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