The Toy Shoppe Presents

A Christmas miracle saves Hank's used toy store from being closed by a dour businessman. Words from accompanying songs are interspersed with story.

If it's a miracle you're looking for, you'll find it right here . . . Longley's Toy Shoppe has been filled with magic, wonders & miracles for nearly 100 years. It is a place where toys come to life & children gather to hear owner Hank Longley tell stories. But now, Longley's Toy Shoppe is threatened by rich Mr. Baxter & his chain of burger joints. Will Hank be able to save the Toy Shoppe & his beloved toys? Join Hero the dog, Cheeseball the mouse, Bruno the bear & Kenny Rogers as Hank Longley in this story of love, faith & the appreciation for the value of every individual. The Toy Shoppe is based on Kenny Rogers' 35-city touring play & hit musical. This uniquely illustrated volume includes a special edition Toy ShoppeÓ audio CD.

The book is a children’s fairy tale about toys with magic powers. A toy shop hidden in an old village deep in the countryside is rumoured to have magic powers. Every toy that enters the toy shop, either to be mended or sold is given the power to move and talk to other toys. But the magic power only happens when children and adults are not around. The children that live in the village somehow know that that is true, without having any real proof. All the parents are convinced that it is the children spreading the rumours, until they experience strange happens with their children’s toys. Many of the toys have their own story to tell, including dolls, robots and unicorns, as well as the children who own them and Nancy and Tom, the shop owners Michael’s dad is determined the find out the truth about these magic powers and secretly sets up a video camera in his son’s play room during the night, with the story ending with a surprising twist.

When a toy shop owner leaves after a hectic day during the Christmas holidays, various toys magically come to life. They discuss which one of them is a better gift for children on Christmas. The characters include exciting presents like dolls, teddy bears, blocks, candy sticks, dominoes, and many more. In a Toy Shop is a clever little play for children by Effa E. Preston. With simple costumes and dialogues, it proves perfect to be performed by children at small gatherings and school functions.

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Offers new insights into the continuing influence of postmodernism on a wide range of international picture books for children published between 1963 and 2008. Its chapters include metafiction; disruption to narrative conventions; interrogation of 'truths'; historiographic metafiction; difference and ex-centricity; globalisation and media.