The Glove Puppet Man

The Glove Puppet Man's theatre is destroyed by the collapse of his shed - what can he do? Perhaps Mrs Smiley's second-hand stall will provide the answer. As the Glove Puppet Man makes his way through the town to find out, he is joined by a succession of people who also need to replace lost or damaged items. At the stall, he improvises with the unlikely collection of oddments it contains, to everyone's ultimate satisfaction, and proceeds to acquire the stall itself for his puppet show. Pleasingly illustrated in Chichester Clark's distinctive style with soft bright colours and bright-eyed characters, this is an amusing tale with an inventive twist to it. Good for under-sevens.