It must have been in the shed for years. Lola grabbed a cloth from the kitchen and cleaned the dust off the wood. As she was cleaning, Lola saw some writing inside the lid: Is that a place? Lola wondered. Perhaps Timberfields is where the box was made. The toy box looked much better once it was c...
‘I am Pirate Sal, at your service.’ Lola clambered to her feet. She recognised Pirate Sal at once. Lola had had a whole set of pirate puppets when she was little. She thought she’d lost them forever. Actually, she’d totally forgotten about them until … um, that very minute. They must have been in...
Grand entrance!’ said a deep voice. Lola was staring at a pair of furry, orange paws. ‘Well, don’t just lie there,’ said the voice. Buddy leapt up. ‘Felix!’ he cried. ‘Son of the Great High Bear himself!’ Lola stood up as Buddy threw his arms around Felix. Then she shook Felix’s paw politely. Fel...
She was safe and sound, back in her bedroom. It felt very bright compared to the darkness of the tunnel. She popped Buddy in his spot on her favourite pillow. Then she carefully lifted the broken Almost Toy out of the toy box. In the light, Lola could see what was wrong with him. The Almost Toy’s...