num_pages: 160
description: This is the story of five little dolls that are left in a box, in a park, under a chair. Nobodyknows why they were left here, but one day, a couple of retired mice discover them, the box is blocking their doorway. Soon, the dolls and the mice become friends...except for the Countess, who's a little too hoity-toity to befriend any mice. But she doesn't have any choice and soon the dolls learn to stay away from the "legs" (humans), forage for food, and have a great deal of fun with the mice. The Countess's Calamity is the first in a series of four books about these lost dolls called Tales from the Box.
language: English
title: The Countess's Calamity: Tales from the Box
titlecomplete: The Countess's Calamity: Tales from the Box (Tales from the Box, 1)
ratings_count: 31
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: Kids' Club Award
publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens