Toymaker & Son

Toymaker & Son
Author: Colin Harbinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2020
Genre: Picture books for children
ISBN: 9780473518790

A toymaker and his son are very happy making toys in their workshop until a jealous and ambitious apprentice seeks to gain control.

The Toymaker's Apprentice

The Toymaker's Apprentice
Author: Sherri L. Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399545174

Journeyman toymaker Stefan Drosselmeyer is recruited by his mysterious cousin, Christian, to find a mythical nut that will save Boldavia's princess and his own kidnapped father from a fanatical Mouse Queen and her seven-headed Mouse Prince, who have sworn to destroy the Drosselmeyer family.

The Toymaker

The Toymaker
Author: Jeremy de Quidt
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2010-07-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1407047477

What 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.

The Toymaker's Apprentice

The Toymaker's Apprentice
Author: Sherri L. Smith
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399545166

A 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.

The Adventures of Lai-Lai & Yum-Yum and the Whasamagidgets

The Adventures of Lai-Lai & Yum-Yum and the Whasamagidgets
Author: Mamalaide
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2018-10-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1532058276

Elaine, the only child among the many children around the world, was chosen to introduce the Toymaker to the world after his long search for a toy that he could make that could entertain his invalid son. Therefore, Elaine and her four granddaughters traveled to England in search of a family member of the Toymaker’s, but instead, they found the Toymaker himself.

A Close Brush with Life

A Close Brush with Life
Author: Evelyn Fishler Goldstein
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595480519

The banquet is set. A smorgasbord of 135 stories and poems beckons. Savor tantalizing science-fiction stories of unearthly worlds. Watch as the incredible becomes credible. See new worlds created in timeless tales of love, romance and faith. But there are also dark tales-of murder, revenge and ominous spirits. Some of the stories contain twists and surprise endings. Others tell of the power of faith, prayer and love. You'll be carried through time and space, from worlds of dreams and imagination and back again to the reality of today. Evelyn Goldstein's talented, award-winning "brush" paints heartwarming and humorous poems about every facet of life-dieting; keeping plants alive (or not); teaching; marriage and many more. So pull up a chair, get comfortable and prepare to be amazed, mystified, charmed and uplifted by-A Close Brush with Life.

"They Thought it was a Marvel"

Author: Tjitte de Vries
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2009
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9085550165

Was 1906 the year of birth of animation pictures? Or 1908? Was France the place of birth, or was it the United States? --