The Countess's Calamity

978-0-7475-5940-5OCLC59364102
2003 children's book by Sally Gardner

The Countess's Calamity is a 2003 children's book written and illustrated by Sally Gardner.[1] It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award.[2] It is the first of the Tales from the Box series about sentient toys.

Plot summary

After a box of toys is abandoned at a park, the intervention of some friendly mice helps the toys go on with their lives. One of the dolls, the Countess, has trouble adapting.

References

  1. ^ The Countess's Calamity at WorldCat
  2. ^ Nestlé Children's Book Prize Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine

External links

  • The Countess's Calamity at Fantastic Fiction
  • Children's literature portal


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