Once there they met up with a group of people who were all going on the same coach tour as Mrs Keen and Sarah. Their bus driver was called Charlie and the guide - who told them all where to go - was Adrian. Sarah thought Adrian was very funny - he kept shouting "Yo Ho!" and they all had to shout back "Yo Ho!".

Sarah quickly made friends with the other people on the bus. In front of them were Alice and Fiona - Alice liked shopping just like Mrs Keen.

To their left were Linda and Joe - Linda was going to visit a very famous shoe shop called Jimmy Choo - Mrs Keen was very excited. Sarah didn't see what all the fuss was about - she doesn't wear shoes.

Their day ended in a hotel. Sarah was pleased with the food - they had lots of fruit for breakfast. Sophie would have liked the cookies they had for you in an evening!

The next day they saw lots of the sights of New York. Sarah sailed out on a boat to see a famous statue. It's called the Statue of Liberty and she is very big - Sarah felt very small standing beside her.

As they walked back along Fifth Avenue Mrs Keen took Sarah into a Library. Sarah wondered what books they were going to see. They went up in the lift and came to the Childrens section. Sarah was very excited when Mrs Keen showed her who they had come to see.

It was Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga and Roo. They are a lot older than Sarah because they are the original toys who the books were written about.

Sarah wondered if she and Sophie are related to Winnie the Pooh Bear?

Sarah arrived in New York. Her room in the hotel was on the 38th floor. She could look out of the window and see lots of lights. "Wow! I wonder what all those lights are?" she said excitedly. Mrs Keen told her it was Times Square.

In the evening, they went to Toys R Us. It was next door to the hotel. The shop had 5 floors with a giant ferris wheel in the middle. Sarah bought a backpack for when she visits her friend's houses. She also bought Sophie a lunchbox to use at school.

Parent's Note