Two small children, Twinkle and Chubbins, are enchanted by a wicked "tuxix" so that their bodies become those of birds. While so transformed, they can speak to all the birds and animals, and they learn a great deal about the wild creatures of the forest. Of course, this is no ordinary forest; it is a nature fairyland, and the Royal Necromancer of the bird Kingdom of Paradise informs them that they must each eat a tingle-berry as antidote to undo the evil enchantment. So they set out to find a tingle-berry bush and lose no time in resuming their natural forms.
Both The Twinkle Tales and Policeman Bluejay were printed under the pen name "Laura Bancroft" - the only Baum fantasy works published under a pseudonym. Tongue-in-cheek, Katharine Rogers has called Policeman Bluejay "her best work.
Policeman Bluejay gave a cry of anger as he saw this, and dashed forward to meet the rooks. "What does this mean, you rascal?" he demanded, in a fierce voice. "Easy there, my fine dandy," replied the rook, with a hoarse laugh.
Policeman Bluejay or Babes inn Birdland is a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum. First published in 1907, it has been considered one of the best of Baum's works. At the story's start, Twinkle and Chubbins are lost in a "great forest.
"Policeman Bluejay" from Lyman Frank Baum. American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1856-1919).
At the story's start, Twinkle and Chubbins are lost in a "great forest.
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Policeman BlueJay - ILLUSTRATED EDITION - is a delightful tale by Laura Bancroft. aka for L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz and other Oz stories.
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The question is often asked me whether Twinkle and Chubbins were asleep or awake when they encountered these wonderful adventures; and it grieves me to reflect that the modern child has been deprived of fairy tales to such an extent that it ...
L. Frank Baum was an American author best known for writing the classic book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels. Baum was a prolific writer as he is credited with over 50 novels, 200 poems, and close to 100 short stories.