The Boy, Ginger Dog, and Wisdom of the Cardboard School (Malchik Pyos Ryzhiy)

The heroes of Barbro Lindgren's fun and captivating fairytale trilogy are a five-year-old boy and his old toys—battered but beloved. He keeps Little Bird in his pocket—a homemade baby bird whose wings weren't finished because there wasn't enough yarn. He also keeps Mack the Rubber Monkey, the greatest racer who has taken up residence in a cocoa tin. He also keeps Red the Dog, who has set up a Cardboard School in a shoebox to teach others his favorite pastime—chewing bones. The boy also has Muskrat, Uncle Bear, and Roundabout. Together, they invent games and have a wonderful time, because adventures happen every day in childhood...