This book is an odyssey of grief and loss for a small boy...a reflection of how the abused author would have liked his childhood to have been. Stuart Allen was born in the 1940s and suffered abuse and the ensuing stigmas from the age of 5. His experiences are contained in his first book, Underdog and the story is a sad one. Now, Stuart Allen has written a book that outlines how he would have wished his life to have been. It is complete with the ironies that have to be included. in Tu-Pot his ideal and loving parents are killed and his neighbours care for him. This is in contrast to his real parents not dying but being there to hurt and abuse him. This included neighbours closing in on the victim to contribute their own nasty abuse. Stuart has written this superb book despite being dyslexic. The beauty comes from his ability to see and visualise things in a different way, a talent he has used in becoming an accomplished artist. Tu-Pot brings hope to minds where there is none, and in doing so spreads that hope to the reader.