The Puppets of Spelhorst

<b>From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale&#151;with enchanting illustrations by Julie Morstad&#151;in which five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience cunning and high spirits.</b><br><br>Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret five friends&#151;a king a wolf a girl a boy and an owl&#151;bicker boast and comfort one another in the dark. Individually they dream of song and light freedom and flight purpose and glory but they all agree they are part of a larger story bound each to each by chance bonded by the heart&#146;s mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives landing them on a mantel in a blue room in the home of two little girls the truth is more astonishing than any of them could have imagined. A beloved author of modern classics draws on her most moving themes with humor heart and wisdom in the first of the Norendy Tales a projected trio of novellas linked by place and mood each illustrated in black and white by a different virtuoso illustrator. A magical and beautifully packaged gift volume designed to be read aloud and shared <i>The Puppets of Spelhorst</i> is a tale that soothes and strengthens us on our journey leading us through whatever dark forest we find ourselves in.