Trisha57
For me it was "The Twelve and the Genii" by Pauline Clarke. The story is about twelve toy soldiers that are discovered by a boy in the house previously lived in by the Bronte family. The soldiers come to life and have various adventures. This was read to us at school one chapter at a time at the end of the school day and has always stayed with me. I managed to buy a copy on Amazon a few years ago and re-read it. It brought back so many memories. I'm keeping it for my 9 year old GD to read eventually.
Good choice! I knew Cecil Lesley who illustrated many of Pauline Clarke’s books.
Pauline also wrote the James the Policeman books which CL illustrated. I have them all because they are based on my older brother and his two friends who pretended they were policemen in the village and were always out jotting down Reg. nos.
