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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: VanillaBean on January 25, 2012, 10:25:54 AM

Title: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: VanillaBean on January 25, 2012, 10:25:54 AM

Here's hoping someone can shed some light on this. :3
When I was a kid, one of my favourite books was a big fantasy collection; various stories about dragons, dwarves & fairies etc. The front cover was beige, designed to look like a suitcase, if I remember correctly.
A couple of the illustrations really stick out in my mind. One was a unicorn flying through the night sky with a basket on its back, scattering tiny glowing people out onto a clifftop.
There was also a family of dragons, & the father was captured by a wizard & forced to do labour & escort him places. I also recall a scene from Gulliver's Travels with tiny people floating in bubbles, & towards the end, there was a huge battle between various races.
I know this is a shot in the dark, but do any of these memories ring a bell to anyone? I'd love to track down this book again. Thanks in advance.  :)

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: GazeboMouse on January 25, 2012, 10:51:22 AM

Hope you find it!
If you have no joy here in the end,, this site
http://www.loganberrybooks.com/stump.html
 is good for finding things like that, for $2 if you are really stuck you can post your description, however vague, and people can reply (for free) with their ideas. Great site for any booklovers, I've rediscovered a load of long forgotten childhood books reading through this site!

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: Saber-Toothed Crow on January 25, 2012, 10:55:12 AM

 I think I have that book! It's called A Trip to Woodland. The Publisher was Tormont.

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: melodys_angel on January 25, 2012, 11:14:25 AM

Best of luck finding it <3

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: kaoskat on January 25, 2012, 03:07:28 PM

I hope Crowpriest is right and if not I hope you find it! It sounds fun!

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: Kaapelikala on January 25, 2012, 03:32:53 PM

Quote from: Crowpriest on January 25, 2012, 10:55:12 AM

I think I have that book! It's called A Trip to Woodland. The Publisher was Tormont.

If it is that, then Amazon might have them http://www.amazon.com/Trip-Woodland-suitcase-stories-games/dp/2921171457 (http://www.amazon.com/Trip-Woodland-suitcase-stories-games/dp/2921171457)

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: VanillaBean on January 26, 2012, 01:01:54 PM

YES!
That's the one  :D
Thank you so much!  * scurries off to relive some memories *

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: hathorcat on January 26, 2012, 01:09:57 PM

Yeah! I am so pleased that someone helped you track the name of it down...have fun!

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: VanillaBean on January 28, 2012, 10:07:27 AM

Thanks  :)
I'm so pleased, I wasn't expecting to find it again.  :3

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: lovesbabysquirmy on January 28, 2012, 11:24:18 AM

So exciting when someone can help you find the name of a long-forgotten item in memory!  :)

Title: Re: Trying to remember a childhood book
Post by: Kiwi on January 28, 2012, 04:42:12 PM

Yay, glad you found it :)