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A Story of A Bold Tin Soldier, The Make-Believe Stories: written by Laura Lee Ho
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Estimated to arrive by Mon, Apr 6th.
Details
FREE via USPS Ground Advantage (1 to 10 business days) to United States
Return policy
Purchase protection
Payment options
PayPal accepted
PayPal Credit accepted
Venmo accepted
PayPal, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express accepted
Maestro accepted
Amazon Pay accepted
Nuvei accepted
Item traits
| Category: | |
|---|---|
| Quantity Available: |
Only one in stock, order soon |
| Condition: |
Very Good |
| Special Attributes: |
1st Edition, Illustrated |
| Author: |
Laura Lee Hope |
| Book Title: |
The Story of A bold Tin Soldier |
| Language: |
English |
| Topic: |
Children's fantacy |
| Format: |
Hard cover |
| Publisher: |
Grosset & Dunlap |
| Genre: |
Fantacy-toys come alive |
| Publication Year: |
1920 |
| Narrative Type: |
Fiction |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: |
United States |
| Edition: |
1st |
| Intended Audience: |
Ages 2-3, Ages 4-8 |
| Vintage: |
Yes |
| Number of Pages: |
120 |
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Seller pays shipping for this item. |
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| Price discount: |
10% off w/ $100.00 spent |
| Posted for sale: |
More than a week ago |
| Item number: |
1361137580 |
Item description
Laura Lee Hope is a pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Bobbsey Twins and several other series of children's novels. Actual writers taking up the pen of Laura Lee Hope include Edward Stratemeyer, Howard and Lilian Garis, Elizabeth Ward, Harriet (Stratemeyer) Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, June M. Dunn, Grace Grote and Nancy Axelrad.
Classic story of toys that come alive when no one is looking written for young children. First page starts: “Attention!”
That was the word of command heard in the toy section of a large department store one night, after all the customers and clerks had gone home. First page starts out as follows:
“Dear me, what is going on?” asked a Calico Clown, as he looked around the corner of a pile of gaily colored building blocks.
“Has the Sawdust Doll come back to see us?” inquired a Candy Rabbit.
“That would be good news, if it were true,” said a Jumping Jack.
“But it isn’t true,” announced a Monkey on a Stick, as he climbed up to the top of his perch and looked over the top of a Noah’s Ark. “I don’t see the Sawdust Doll anywhere, nor the White Rocking Horse, nor the Lamb on Wheels. It isn’t any of our former friends who have come back to visit us.”
“Who is it, then?” asked the Calico Clown, reaching up to get hold of a long string, for he thought perhaps he could turn somersaults like the Monkey on a Stick or the Jumping Jack.
“Attention, Soldiers!” suddenly called again the first voice that had spoken. “Ready, now! Attention!”
“Oh, it’s the Bold Tin Soldier!” said the Jack in the Box, who was the Jumping Jack’s cousin. “What’s the matter down there in your barracks, my Bold Tin Soldier?” went on the Box-Jack, as he was sometimes called for short.
“I want my men to get ready to march,” answered the Bold Tin Soldier. “We are going to have a fancy drill to amuse you, my friends. Would you like to see me march my men around the counter?”
“Very much, indeed,” answered the Candy Rabbit. “It is night now, and there are no human eyes to see what we do. So we toys may come to life and move about and make believe we are real as much as we please. We haven’t had very much fun since the jolly sailor came and carried away the Lamb on Wheels.”
“Has any one heard anything from her since she left us?” asked the Calico Clown.
“Oh, yes, the Lamb has a lovely home with a little girl named Mirabell,” answered the Jack in the Box. “And Mirabell has a brother named Arnold, and those two children live next door to Dorothy, who has our dear friend the Sawdust Doll.”
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