Chapter I: Preface

O the wonderful journeys the children take
In fairy boats o’er sunset lake:
A drowsy fleet with Captain Snore,
Who lands them safely on slumber shore!
And Little Boy Blue is waiting there
To show them the road to dreamland fair.

Over the road they float away,
Meeting their friends of every day,
Heroes of “once-upon-a-time”
And magic scenes of ev’ry clime;
Playthings and friends the same until
They reach dear Topsy-turvy Hill.
And fairies nightly frolic there
All on the road to dreamland fair.

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.
THE FUNNY PUDDING. 1

CHAPTER II.
THE LITTLE ROSEBUD CALENDAR. 15

CHAPTER III.
THE BOY IN THE TEAPOT. 30

CHAPTER IV.
THE BRONZE WOMAN. 42

CHAPTER V.
THE FAIRY BELL. 53

CHAPTER VI.
THE ROSE-JAR BABY. 67

CHAPTER VII.
THE DOLLS’ PARADISE. 76

CHAPTER VIII.
THE SUGAR-BOWL FAIRY. 90

CHAPTER IX.
A STRANGE TRIP TO TOY-LAND. 101

CHAPTER X.
THE LAUGHING ROCK. 115

CHAPTER XI.
THE TALKING CHAIR. 132

CHAPTER XII.
THE ENCHANTED HORSE. 147

CHAPTER XIII.
THE THREE BOXES. 159

CHAPTER XIV.
THE TWO BROTHERS. 172

CHAPTER XV.
LITTLE MISS HELPFUL. 194

CHAPTER XVI.
THE WONDERFUL JOURNEY WITH THE SCREEN GIRL. 206

CHAPTER XVII.
A QUEER LITTLE STOREKEEPER. 219

CHAPTER XVIII.
A PAIR OF OLD SHOES. 235

CHAPTER XIX.
JOCK O’ THE PIPES. 246

CHAPTER XX.
THE PROFESSOR’S SPECTACLES. 264