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The Kensington Reptilarium is a heartwarming tale, about the necessity of love and kindness, especially at Christmastime. It begins with four Australian kids, Kick, Scruff, Bert and the youngest, Pin, living in the desert.  Their dad is on one of his many 'adventures', and the kids are loving life. But then, some police officers come to tell them that their father is MIA, presumed dead, and the children are sent to an uncle Basti, owner of the Kensington Reptilarium. Old Basti hasn't been out of the reptilarium for years, and is a cantankerous goat around people, so when he eventually agrees to take them in, the eldest child, Kick, is worried. Will they gain uncle Basti's love before Christmas, or suffer a lifelong treachery of  being fed mice and grasshoppers, like the reptiles?