Showing results by publisher "--Tyson Hanks" in Stories About Toys

On his birthday, a boy receives a set of 25 toy soldiers all cast from one old tin spoon and arrays them on a table top. One soldier stands on a single leg, as having been the last one cast there was not enough metal to make him whole. Nearby, the soldier spies a paper ballerina with a spangle on her sash. She too is standing on one leg and the soldier falls in love. That night, a goblin among the toys in the form of a Jack-in-the-box angrily warns the soldier to take his eyes off the ballerina, but the soldier ignores him.

When two sisters buy a used ghost projector toy, they soon learn the ghosts are a little too real.

Christmas is almost here and the excitement is all around. The twinkling Christmas lights and the aroma of freshly baked cookies fills the air. You and your child will enjoy these special Christmas stories about Tinsel the Christmas elf. Each story is about Tinsel and his fun-filled adventures. Tinsel loves Christmas more than any other elf and wants to spread the holiday cheer with all the boys and girls in the world!

Sobre la obra: En el festival d títeres de Segovia, un titiritero ha perdido sus títeres. Menos mal que una cigüeña ayudará uno de sus muñecos hasta que encuentre a su dueño. Lectura recomendada a partir de 8 años. Sobre el autor: Ignacio Sanz Licenciado en Sociología por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, es autor de una amplia obra literaria que abarca novela, relatos, literatura infantil y juvenil, viajes y etnografía.

This rocking horse is not your normal toy...The magical rocking horse is a special horse indeed. And when you hear the story, I'm sure you will agree. Most rocking horses stay on the rocker, but this one will surprise everyone.

Say hello to Little Titch, the small engine with a big heart. Little Titch feels very small next to his good friend, the kind and very big engine, Gideon. But when Gideon forgets something important, it's up to the littlest of little engines to save the day....

This classic story by Margery Williams, published in 1922, imparts the timeless message that toys need not be expensive or modern to be appreciated and loved. Through giving and receiving love, even a commonplace stuffed animal can become real in the eyes of a child, and millions of them do every day. Love is the magic ingredient of course, and it works on all of us.

Once upon a time there was a very beautiful doll's-house; it was red brick with white windows, and it had real muslin curtains and a front door and a chimney. One morning Lucinda and Jane had gone out for a drive in the doll's perambulator. There was no one in the nursery, and it was very quiet. Presently there was a little scuffling, scratching noise in a corner near the fire-place, where there was a hole under the skirting-board.

Le jour de son anniversaire, un petit garçon reçut une boîte de 25 soldats de plomb. L'un d'entre eux était un peu différent des autres car il n'avait qu'une seule jambe. Les soldats furent rangés sur une table, où il y avait beaucoup d'autres jouets. Le soldat de plomb qui n'avait qu'une jambe remarqua parmi eux une danseuse, qui se tenait gracieusement sur une seule jambe, et la croyant unijambiste comme lui, il pensa que ce jouet lui ferait une femme merveilleuse.

Gepetto, un vieux menuisier n'ayant pour seule compagnie que son chat Clochette, travaille sans relâche à la construction de jouets en bois pour les enfants de son village. Par une nuit de pleine lune, un miracle se produit : la fée Luciole rend visite au vieil homme et donne vie à sa dernière création, un magnifique pantin de bois nommé Pinocchio. Commence alors pour ce dernier la découverte du monde qui l'entoure.

Gepetto sculpte un petit pantin de bois et fait le vœu qu'il prenne vie. Son vœu est exaucé et Pinocchio doit alors aller à l'école comme tous les enfants. Il rencontre en chemin les malicieux Gédéon et Grand Coquin qui vont le détourner de sa promesse d'aller à l'école.

Raconté par Anny Duperey, Pinocchio est un pantin de bois crée par Geppetto, un pauvre menuisier italien.

Teddy is a sweet teddy bear who lives with his mum and dad in a little town buried between the mountains. Chris, on the contrary, is a quite arrogant little boy; he lives in a beautiful house, he has many toys, but not a single friend.

Lo sapevate che esiste un grande bosco di abeti altissimi, illuminati da lucine intermittenti di tutti i colori? E' la foresta degli alberi di Natale, dove Babbo Natale, quando ha un po' di tempo libero, passeggia e fa escursioni...

The Inside Story commemorates the 10th Anniversary of Sage and the acclaimed doll-making workshop. Children are introduced to Sage - an alien with no outside skin - who explores diversity and teaches that "we are all the same on the inside".

Annabelle Doll, Tiffany Funcraft, and their families are whisked out to sea when the Palmers accidentally place them in a box destined for charity donation. And it turns out they're not alone - there are plenty of other doll people on the ship, too. After traveling thousands of miles, will they be able to find their way home?

"Dans la chambre de la petite fille, des jouets sont posés négligemment sur le lit. Un éléphant en peluche, deux polichinelles en chiffon, Polki et Polka, un petit pâtre et aussi une jolie poupée blonde... Chouchou a posé son front sur la vitre et regarde la neige qui continue de tomber... Un silence floconneux a envahi le quartier et les voitures roulent au pas dans la grande avenue... Soudain, de l'autre côté de la rue, posée sur le trottoir blanc, elle aperçoit un éléphant qui ressemble étrangement au sien..."

The fifth book in the Princess Posey chapter book series, perfect for first-grade listeners! When Gramps buys Posey the most adorable stuffed animal - a pink piglet named Poinky who can perch on the top of her pencil - Posey can't wait to show him to all her friends. But when Poinky mistakenly ends up in Miss Lee's Consequence Drawer Posey is heartbroken. Will the Pink Princess be able to find her courage and explain things to Miss Lee?

Parker is a quiet, introverted eleven-year-old boy, stuck in the middle of his parents' divorce, when he stumbles upon Drog, an ugly green puppet left in the rubbish. But Drog is no ordinary puppet; he's a talking, sarcastic, obnoxious puppet...who won't let go of Parker's hand! Worst of all, no one believes that Drog - not Parker - is saying all of the outrageous things that get Parker into trouble....

Ever since he was a boy, Mr. Putter has always loved planes. And he still loves playing with toys - even though he is pretty old. While visiting the toy store with his fine cat, Tabby, he decides to buy a brand new, red and white, remote-controlled biplane! Remembering when he was young, how he stayed awake at night wishing for such a toy, Mr. Putter thinks about the boy he met earlier that day. The boy was a little shy, clumsy and forgetful - just like Mr. Putter was when he was that age!