The Countess's Calamity is a 2003 children's book written and illustrated by Sally Gardner.The Countess's Calamity at WorldCat It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award.Nestlé Children's Book Prize It is the first of the Tales from the Box series about sentient toys.
Plot summary After a box of toys is abandoned at a park, the intervention of some friendly mice helps the toys go on with their lives. One of the dolls, the Countess, has trouble adapting.
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External links The Countess's Calamity at Fantastic Fiction