George Mitchell 1 hr 47 min read

Two toyless children make friends with a corncob soldier and a sweetclover doll come to life, who set off on a magical journey to find the children a missing loved one.

George Mitchell's 1918 children's fantasy is a tender, imaginative tale of toys, kindness, and adventure. Warm, whimsical juvenile fantasy. Read it for a sweet storybook journey led by a gallant corncob and his sweetclover companion, for the youngest readers.

In its time

Published in 1918, during the 1910s, lost worlds and interplanetary adventure.

Reading it

1 hr 47 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Tony Sarg