The Angel and the Soldier Boy is yet another AMAZING wordless picture that I read. Peter Collington does a great job of capturing the imagination of young children. I have never experienced a book like this before. It is fun and creative and has over 100 adorable pictures!
The story starts out with a little girl falling asleep after her mother reads a treasure ahoy book to her before bed. Her soldier boy toy and angel doll are resting on the pillow next to her as she sleeps. Suddenly, the toys come alive as the pirates from the book climb up the girl's night stand and steel her piggy bank. Soldier boy comes to the rescue and attempts to threaten the pirates with his sword. Completely unthreatened, the pirates take Soldier boy and hold him hostage. The Angel doll goes in search for Soldier boy, finds the pirate ship where he is tied up, releases him and together, they break into the treasure chest and recover to girl's stolen piggy bank.
So many children fantasize about their toys coming alive; Collington did a fantastic job creating a story that gives children the chance to watch it in action.
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