The_Countess's_Calamity

<i>The Countess's Calamity</i>

The Countess's Calamity

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.

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


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