Roverandom

[Guttersnipe]

Have you read it? It's a novella that began as a story Tolkien told his son in the 1920s.

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Roverandom by J.R.R. Tolkien Christina Scull Editor Wayne G. Hammond Editor A classic childrens story by the author of The Hobbit Rover should never have bitten the wizards trousers. His punishment was to be transformed into a toy and now he is forced to track down the magician so he can be...

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I always thought it would make for a good cartoon/stop-motion children's movie adaptation.

 

[nixie]

I really enjoyed this and it would make a good cartoon.

 

[Hugh]

When I read these Tolkien-children books, I can almost feel he's reading them to me as a child.