About Hank the Tank, O’Toole, and Miss Kitty

When I was a young man, only a few years old, my grandmother purchased a monthly subscription for a magazine that was all the rage at that time. It was called ‘Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine for Little Children.’  A few years ago, I learned that my Uncle Mike also was given the same magazine when he was very young. He still had about 4 years of the magazine in his possession. Alcohol abuse was a driver in his life and he was soon to downsize considerably. He gave the magazines to me for safe keeping.

I did not really look at the magazine until a few months ago. At that point, I realized that many of the stories had interesting simple plots that could be adapted to this blog site for evening reading time (a parent and a young child). So, we started down a path of selecting and adapting ten stories to three characters. Hank the Tank, O’Toole, and Miss Kitty.

Hank the Tank, the wonder dog, can talk. He can even fly by sitting on a cloud. He is a champion and good friend with his human, O’Toole. Hank the Tank is often the wisdom behind O’Toole’s decisions. Hank the Tank, a German Shepard, presents a strong Christian voice in these stories.

O’Toole is a normal, suburban, Christian, young person with a good heart, inquisitive mind, and a willingness to try anything once. He is quick to obey his parents. But, at the same time he is a little boy and does get into interesting predicaments. Hank the Tank is the calming voice when O’Toole needs help understanding things.

Miss Kitty is a well-behaved outside tabby cat that loves adventure. She is good friends with O’Toole and Hank the Tank. She provides fun and whimsy to the stories. Like most cats, she stirs up a little dust and watches the others deal with the outcome. But, like Hank the tank and O’Toole she is a Christian. Her strong sense of right and wrong does not allow the dust storms to be ‘too big.’

We hope you enjoy the stories. We certainly enjoyed creating them.