It was a middle-grade reader, I think. Kind of goofy and spooky, with monsters and toys that came alive. I specifically remember some army men coming alive to fight a monster. Pretty sure the protagonists were two siblings, a girl and a boy.
Any ideas? I wish I could remember more, I listened to it as an audiobook in the 90's or 2000's in the US, I'm pretty sure it was new-ish then so maybe published in the 80's or sooner?
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Tramort@programming.dev · 17 pts · 1y
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online · 4 pts · 1y
That was my guess
Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
No, this isn't it although I think it's a similar age range/book category. The book I'm thinking of had a more goofy vibe and it was more like the toys came to life in regular life rather than going into a world with the toys.
Cagi@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1y
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3460514-small-soldiers
Based on the movie Small Soldiers?
Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
This isn't it, but thanks for the suggestion!
Cagi@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y
Darn! It checks all the boxes, it might have been a book riffing on the movie's success. Good luck!
BlackJerseyGiant@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
The Illiad, or the Odyssey. Gotta be.
BlackJerseyGiant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Maybe both at the same time.
Adm_Drummer@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Is it perhaps part of the Magic Treehouse series?
Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
No, although I think that's the right age range as I was also reading those books around then!
cheeseburger@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 1y
ChatGPT spit out three suggestions:
Curious to know if it was right, based on your "prompt".
Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
None of those are what I'm thinking of, although Castle in the Attic was another favorite of mine around that time. : )
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Oh man I forgot about that book. Should look it up.