THE CONJUROR'S BOX

The ordinary green jug had been in the Lovell family for generations, but it was not until Martin and Lucy were spending a dull afternoon at their Aunt Bea's that they first made the astonishing discovery that the white cat on the handle could come to life. When he settled down on the hearth-rug, introduced himself, and began to explain the story behind the ol nursery rhyme, Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, they were drawn by the irritable, sarcastic Snowy into a strange adventure, fighting the evil influence of the mysterious Green Lady, whose magic powers had confined him to the jug, and whose wicked plots were now threatening the freedom of humankind. The curious struggle involves the Fiddler, two striped mathematical mice, Jerome and Sylvester, a flying rocking horse, and many other fascinating characters. And all-important is the conjuror's box, one of the gates between this world and another, different world...