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character from the children's picture book series Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Tabascus, a cartoon habanero pepper witch, is in a dark room. He is shown over a witch's cauldron that contains a glowing acidic bright green substance that casts a bright glow that is reflecting onto Tabascus. He is holding two test tubes which contain a different green liquid. He looks happy.

Tabascus is making a glowing green potion! I wonder what will happen when he pours in the test tubes. It's like a magical science experiment! 🧪

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character from the children's book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Ornocito, a cartoon oven, is in the kitchen snuggled in between two counters laying sideways on a large lavendar color rectangular pillow. He is sleeping. He looks happy. Setting: Ornocito house

Goodnight Ornocito. ¡Buenas noches! Sweet dreams. 💤

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character from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Ornocito, a cartoon oven, has opened a drawer in the kitchen and is extended leaning on the drawer and straining a bit to peer inside of the drawer. There are sleeping spoons shown in the opened drawer. Setting: In the kitchen of Ornocito's house.

Ornocito is looking for something. 

Spoon #1: "HEY! TURN THAT LIGHT OFF!" 

Spoon #2: "Shut the drawer, please."

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characters from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Maggie, a cartoon dishrag, is using facepaint on Enrique, a cartoon spatula. Maggie is painting him to look like a tiger, she paints on many black stripes and a bright pink nose. Maggie is holding a facepaint palette, and a disposeable make up applicator. Maggie looks very happy. Enrique looks reluctant. Setting: Ornocito's house. The purple glass window, and emerald green countertops can be seen in the distance.

Maggie: [painting] "Just one... more... stripe! You look just like a real tiger, Que!!! 💜" 

Maggie: "Let me hear your best ROAR!"

Enrique: [mumbles] "Raah..."

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character from the children's picture book Ornocito. Johnny, a cartoon jalapeño pepper, is shown on top of the kitchen counter. He is holding a red crayola crayon. Behind him is a checklist written on a piece of paper. It reads, "3 tips for vivid dreams: 1. Drink Gatorade right before bed. 2. Put on music as you sleep. 3. Sleep when you are exhausted. & Bonus tip". The first checklist box has a big red check on it. Johnny looks very excited.

Ornocito wrote Johnny a list of tips to help him have more vivid dreams! Why don't you give them a try, too!

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characters from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Setting: in the kitchen, there is a small hole in the wall, that usually isn't there. Maggie, a cartoon dishrag, is holding a mouse and tickling it. The mouse and Maggie look happy. Manopla, a cartoon oven-mitt, is standing nearby with her arm crossed and tucked in. She is standing with her back to Maggie and the mouse, but is looking over at them from the corner of her eye.
characters from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Setting: in the kitchen, there is a small hole in the wall, that usually isn't there. Maggie, a cartoon dishrag, leaps to Manopla, a cartoon oven-mitt, and starts tickling her. Manopla is on the ground laughing. Manopla and Maggie both look happy.

Manopla: You really shouldn't pick that up, I mean, who knows where that thing's been... It's gross there's a mouse in the kitchen anyway. 

Maggie: You have a tail, too! Are you a little mouse? 

[Maggie tickles Manopla] 

Manopla: MAGGIE!

[Manopla giggles]

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character from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Manopla, a cartoon oven-mitt, is outside in front of the front door of the house. She has a smug expression on her face. She is holding a dirty old baseball. It is really dark outside. There is a faint light emitting from one of the front windows of the house.

Manopla: So I came up with the easiest Halloween costume ever. All I have to do is carry around this baseball next week, and I get free candy. 

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characters from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. It is Halloween night, Johnny is sitting on the window sill, and eery purple light reflects on him and brightly into his eyes. Johnny, a cartoon jalapeño pepper, is dressed up as Frankenstein monster. His hair is cut shorter, and he has two deadbolts sticking out from his sides, and a scar by where his brain would be with two fake stitches on it. He looks very happy.

IT'S ALIVE!!! Johnny got the big chop for his Halloween costume this year! Can you guess who he's supposed to be? (Hint: famous literary character, now iconic movie monster!) 

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characters from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Enrique, a cartoon spatula is gloating over Maggie, a cartoon dishrag. Maggie looks at Enrique confused because he is sorely mistaken.
characters from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. Maggie, a cartoon dishrag, expands and opens up to be taller than Enrique by at least six inches. Enrique now standing up straight with a numb but crushed expression and a tight jaw. He is now looking up at Maggie. Maggie looks very happy.

Enrique: I'm taller than you! 

[Maggie unfolds]

Enrique: ...

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characters from the children's picture book Ornocito written and illustrated by Iyona Sansiove. View is shown from inside of Ornocito, a cartoon oven. There is a muffin tin with vanila flavor dough in each spot. You can see through the green glass (Ornocito's screen) to see Manopla, Enrique, and Johnny right on the other side. Manopla, a cartoon oven-mitt, is tapping on the glass, Enrique is leaning in to look into the glass, and Johnny is too short too see inside.

Manopla, Enrique, and Johnny are hungry.

*TAP-TAP* 

Manopla: "Hello in there! What's the ETA on the cupcakes?" 

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