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Author: Martin Waddell
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 1999-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780763607050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBecause Mary is too sick to play outside with her friends, her father makes her three dolls who are just like them; years later, as an old woman, Mary rediscovers the dolls and find that her father's gifts live on.
Author: Robert Dinsdale
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2020-01-30
Total Pages: 422
ISBN-13: 1473582253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn enchanting, magical novel set in a mysterious toyshop - perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, Stephanie Garber's Caraval and Jessie Burton's The Miniaturist. The Christmas Emporium opens with the first sign of frost . . . It is 1917, and while war wages across Europe, in the heart of London, there is a place of hope and enchantment. The Emporium sells toys that capture the imagination of children and adults alike: patchwork dogs that seem alive, toy boxes that are bigger on the inside, soldiers that can fight battles of their own. Into this family business comes young Cathy Wray, running away from a shameful past. The Emporium takes her in, makes her one of its own. But Cathy is about to discover that the Emporium has secrets of its own . . . Complete your collection with Paris by Starlight, the next novel from the author of the The Toymakers, out now ***** 'This vivid, haunting novel is both vast and intimate. A wonderful and thought-provoking read.' KATHERINE ARDEN, author of The Warm Hands of Ghosts Engaging and enchanting . . . A fairytale for adults, with all the wonder – and terror – that that entails.' GUARDIAN 'There is magic at the heart of The Toymakers, a glittery inventiveness that shimmers through the dark corners of a story about love, war and sibling rivalry.' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'I was gripped, and thrilled, and touched, and above all I was completely swept into the magic of the book . . . Just astonishing' ADAM ROBERTS, author of Jack Glass 'Anyone who’s ever stepped inside a traditional toyshop and marvelled at the wonders on display will instantly be captivated by this book' CULTUREFLY
Author: Jeremy de Quidt
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2010-07-06
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1407047477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat good is a toy that will wind down? What if you could put a heart in one? A real heart. One that beat and beat and didn't stop. What couldn't you do if you could make a toy like that? From the moment Mathias becomes the owner of a mysterious piece of paper, he is in terrible danger. Entangled in devious plots and pursued by the sinister Doctor Leiter and his devilish toys, Mathias finds himself on a quest to uncover a deadly secret.
Author: D. Melhoff
Publisher:
Published: 2018-12-29
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9780992133191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a greedy toymaker stumbles across one of Santa's elves on Christmas Eve, he holds the elf hostage in a sinister attempt to overthrow the North Pole. Can Christmastown withstand the attack, or will it take a holiday miracle to stop the villain from going too far?
Author: Sherri L. Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-10-13
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 0399545166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gorgeously imagined Nutcracker retelling from award-winning author making her middle-grade debut Stefan Drosselmeyer is a reluctant apprentice to his toymaker father until the day his world is turned upside down. His father is kidnapped and Stefan is enlisted by his mysterious cousin, Christian Drosselmeyer, to find a mythical nut to save a princess who has been turned into a wooden doll. Embarking on a wild adventure through Germany, Stefan must save Boldavia’s princess and his own father from the fanatical Mouse Queen and her seven-headed Mouse Prince, both of whom have sworn to destroy the Drosselmeyer family. Based on the original inspiration for the Nutcracker ballet, Sherri L. Smith brings the Nutcracker Prince to life in this fascinating journey into a world of toymaking, magical curses, clockmaking guilds, talking mice and erudite squirrels.
Author: Ralph S. Buckland
Publisher:
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780442213992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: C. J. Archer
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03-02
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780648856122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAre curses real?After a toymaker magician gives a lecture at a collector's club soiree, an important spell is stolen and a man is found strangled. The investigation into his murder leads India and Matt to the colorful and dangerous world of the Romany gypsy where curses are used as weapons against their enemies. But nobody seems to know if curses are real or not.As Matt and India close in on the killer, old foes bring trouble into their lives. With the threat of exposure hanging over London's magicians, disaster is never far away. Then one fateful day, catastrophe strikes the Park Street household.
Author: Dan Yuen
Publisher: Yorkshire Pub
Published: 2010-03-01
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9780881444803
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA parable about a toy helicopter illustrates God's plan for all children.
Author: Gary Russell
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780563555780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn adventure featuring the fifth Doctor Who, Tegan, Nyssa and Adric, and delving into the past of the first Doctor. The story explores the relationship between the universe and one of the Doctor's oldest protagonists, the Celestial Toymaker.
Author: Pamela Allen
Publisher: Picture Puffin
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780143305965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn a little house in a dark forest, a toymaker lives all alone. One day, a small brown bird bears the magic sounds of the toymaker's violin, and flies down to him. Together they make music so enchanting that even the trees shiver and murmur in wonder. From one of Australia's favourite picture-book creators comes a hauntingly beautiful tale of freedom and love.
