The Music Box Kingdom

A tiny golden key shrinks your child down into a clockwork kingdom where everyone has frozen mid-song — and a small wooden boy needs their help before the whole world winds down.

Here's one we made for Amara

Cover: Amara kneeling with the open ornate music box in her arms, a tiny lit kingdom inside it and ribbons of golden light curling around her.
A cluttered garage lit by warm afternoon light through a dusty high window.

Amara was digging through old boxes in Grandma's garage.

"Find anything exciting, my love?" called Grandma.

"Just some old books," said Amara. "And lots of spiderwebs!"

Amara was about to give up her quest of the garage when, suddenly, from the corner of the room, she heard soft, gentle music. The song sounded familiar. Warm, like a hug.

The cluttered garage.

Amara tiptoed toward the sound and found a pile of old blankets. She pulled one away, and there it was, a beautiful wooden box. Tucked into the side was a tiny golden key.

Grandma came in and kneeled beside her.

"Oh, my. I haven't seen that in a long, long time. That's my old music box. Bring it inside, and we'll see if we can fix it after lunch."

"Okay, Grandma." Grandma kissed the top of her head and headed back to the kitchen.

Close-up dynamic shot inside the dusty garage, centred on the ornate wooden music box on the concrete floor, lid flung wide open, a golden key just turned in the side keyhole.

Amara was about to follow Grandma when she paused. The key glinted up at her. It couldn't hurt to try, could it?

Very carefully, Amara turned the key.

CLICK. CLICK. CLICK.

The music box whirled to life. A warm golden light swirled up and wrapped around Amara.

The garage stretched and pulled, getting bigger… or maybe she was growing smaller?

Suddenly the lid flew open and —

WHOOSH!

Amara tumbled right inside.

The book

  • 16 pages, 21 cm square, in paperback or hardcover
  • 170gsm silk paper with a matte-laminated cover
  • Written for children aged 2 to 12
  • Printed in Australia and posted within Australia, free shipping on orders over $75
  • Most orders arrive within about two weeks
  • 30-day returns if the finished book is not what you hoped for
  • The photo you upload is deleted once your child's character is drawn