Roverandom

J.R.R. Tolkien's delightful children's story, Roverandom, was originally improvised to comfort his four-year-old son, Michael, after he lost a beloved toy dog. The tale follows Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy by an irritable wizard. To reverse the spell, Rover embarks on an extraordinary quest, encountering a sand-sorcerer, a terrible dragon, the King of the Sea, and the Man-in-the-Moon. Rich in Tolkien's signature wit and wordplay, this book is a charming adventure that explores themes of transformation, perseverance, and the magic of imagination. It is suitable for read-alouds for younger children (ages 4-7) and independent reading for early elementary students (ages 6-9).

Brand-new paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit. While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal. This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was Tolkien's first full-length children's book, written before The Hobbit. Now, nearly 100 years later, the adventures of Rover - or, for reasons that become clear in the story, 'Roverandom' - are published in this delightful new paperback edition. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Tolkien experts Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, and includes Tolkien's own delightful illustrations.