Alfie looked at the book he was meant to read. It was big, heavy and called Marine Biology: An Introduction.

“Can we just make this one disappear?” said Alfie.

“Yes, why not?” said Mrs Stokes, picking it up. “You’ll probably find out what you need to know about this somewhere or other anyway.”

With that, she put the book down and walked through to the living room.

“Hang on!” said Alfie, following her. “Isn’t the book actually going to disappear?”

“Well, it has, hasn’t it?” said Mrs Stokes, looking around. “I can’t see it. Now what?” she added, looking down at a copy of the routines she was holding. “Ah! My favourite!”

She picked up the remote control and switched on the TV.