Now this is the story about the doll family I liked and the doll family I didn't. When you read it you are to remember something I am going to tell you. This is it: If you think dolls never do anything you don't see them do, you are very much mistaken.

A collection of short stories, including "The Story of Prince Fairyfoot," "The Proud Little Grain of Wheat," and "Behind the White Brick."

"The Racketty-Packetty House" is the story of a charming old-fashioned doll family, dolls so delightful that the fairy queen and her fairies love to visit, and of their adventures when their dilapidated racketty-packetty doll house is replaced by Tidy Castle and its noble residents who positively scorn the Racketty-Packetty family and their unfashionable neighborhood behind the door. The characters of Meg and Peg and Kilmankeg, Peter Piper, Gustibus and Ridiklis are all funny and unforgettable.

Although Lolly loves to visit her Auntie Zep's house, she feels homesick when she actually gets there, so Auntie Zep retrieves the Great-Great-Grandmother's Secret Remedy Book from an old trunk and together they share seven different activities that make Lolly feel better.

This poetic and soothing book ponders the eternal question asked in the Tao Te Chng: how can we bring peace to the world?