A making-tale comedy starring Pine Cone and Pepper Pot the gnomes. They decide, since it is soon to be Tiptoes' birthday and she has no furniture in her house, to make her one table and three chairs. A simple task for clever gnomes - so we would think! But, from the finding of the perfect branch to getting the table and chairs to the top of the Great Oak Tree where Tiptoes' acorn house swings back and forth, things go awry.
On the way they get help from a host of friends: Ompliant the Elephant, Jeremy Mouse, the Carpenter Ants, Chiron the Pony and Spin-a-lot the Spider - to name just a few. Finally, when her surprise birthday party rolls around, Tiptoes tells the enchanting tale of how she came to live in the Great Oak Tree as a daughter of Father Sun and Mother Wind.
An additional story, The Tale of None, is found at the end of the book. It tells of a ladybug who had no spots ~ none at all! ~ until she completes her spot-finding journey to India, Africa and America.
Lavishly illustrated by the artist-author, The Magic Knot is full of innocent, sanguine humor, and is suitable for reading to young children or for young children to read (ages 4 to 9).
Soft cover, 108 pages
"This book is a must have for any child, right along with all of Reg Down's books. We have read this book many times and you will not be disappointed." Review
"Very sweet book! My son loves listening to Tiptoes stories even though he is eight. I think Tiptoes is a great birthday present to any young child." Review
"Wonderful! Great book! My girls ages 7 & 10 both loved it. It was silly and fun and had no evil characters or scary stuff....because of this book we bought other Tiptoes books!" Review
"One of the best children's books! My three-year old boy and seven-year-old girl adore these books! They are simple enough so that the younger one can understand and remain entertaining as they get older." Bob Daniels, Review