Bibliograph

The puppets of Spelhorst, Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Julie Morstad

Type

Label

The puppets of Spelhorst, Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Julie Morstad

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 7-10

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The puppets of Spelhorst

Responsibility statement

Kate DiCamillo ; illustrated by Julie Morstad

Summary

Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends - a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl - 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'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

Target audience

primary

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