Visiting their uncle's seaside home for the summer, a brother and sister open a mysterious trunk in a back room and discover a sinister-looking pirate puppet that comes to life and takes them captive.
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
Ray Gordon, having promised his parents he will not scare his younger brother again in order to have a New Year's Eve party, begins to notice that whenever mean-spirited things happen to his sibling the wooden dummy, Slappy, he got from Jonathan Chiller's HorrorLand gift shop is around and worries he may have accidently brought the doll to life.
Twelve-year-old Telly, sent to stay with her aunt, a puppeteer, while her parents deal with her outrageous older sister, finds her own adventure when she discovers that Bitsie, one of the puppets in her aunt's show, is alive.
When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.
"An easy to read fairy tale about Pinocchio; a puppet that becomes a real boy. Spanish/English edition includes reading activities and a word list"--Provided by publisher.
While Kermit's nephew Robin searches the creepy old haunted castle to find his friends, youngsters lift the flaps to discover the scary surprises that await him, in an interactive Halloween tale.
