The Indian in the Cupboard (Cascades)

The Indian in the Cupboard (Cascades)

by Lynne Reid Banks (Author)

Synopsis

The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian -- Little Bull -- who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be -- proud, fearless and defiant. But being in charge of a real, live, human being is a heavy responsibility, as Omri soon discovers. And when his best friend, Patrick, is let in on the secret, he soon realises that life-changing decisions lie ahead.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 208
Edition: New edition
Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Published: 02 Jun 2003

ISBN 10: 0007148984
ISBN 13: 9780007148981
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews

Praise for The Indian in the Cupboard

`An assured piece of story-telling, well able to stand comparison with older classics.
Times Educational Supplement

Enthralling and hair-raising reading. TLS

The Key to the Indian is a swiftly-moving, tightly-plotted, exciting, funny tale, which will keep the reader firmly hooked and frantically turning the pages. Carousel

Praise for The Secret of the Indian

There have been many famous stories in which children's toys come alive: this book is in the same great tradition. School Library Association

Author Bio

Lynne Reid Banks was born in London in 1929. She was an actress in the early 1950s and later became one of the first two women TV News reporters in Britain. She is a best-selling author for both children and adults, and has written over thirty books, including The L-Shaped Room.

Lynne Reid Banks has three grown-up sons and lives in Dorset and London with her sculptor husband, Chaim Stephenson.