The Countess's Calamity: The Box (Tales from the Box S.)

by SallyGardner (Illustrator)

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  When a box of toys is left, abandoned in the park, the toys really don't know what to make of it! Should they wait to be rescued and taken back to the 'land of lounge' or should they all scramble out and try to save themselves. Fortunately for them they are saved from making a decision with the intervention of two very nice mice. But the night is young, and their adventures are only about to begin. A touching book featuring the adventures and exploits of a mismatched group of friends who learn to live in harmony.

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $6.25

  Boolar has his big chance of fame when he lands himself the plum role of Tom Thumb in the Puppet Theatre playing in the park. But Boolar's performance nerves get the better of him and an ill-fated romance mean that things don't turn out quite as Boolar would like. Despite this Boolar's sense of his own importance cause a rift between him and the mis-matched family of dolls. Can Boolar survive the pit-falls of stardom as well as negotiate the troubled area of romance and still stay true to himelf and his friends? Fortunately for him his family of dolls and the wonderful Mr and Mrs Mouse love him dearly and are on hand to offer help and advice just when Boolar needs it the most. In this fantastic book, and the series as a whole, Sally Gardner has brought all of life's mysterious and myriad adventures to play. Her characters are brilliant little microcosms of the human race and their stories are as touching as any can be.