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First edition
AuthorGerald Durrell
Cover artistLiza James
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1974

The Talking Parcel (also published as The Battle for Castle Cockatrice) is a 1974 book by Gerald Durrell in which children are transported to the fantasy land of Mythologia to save it from cockatrices. They are aided by a talking parrot and encounter many other magical creatures, including a mooncalf.

The book has been translated into a number of languages, including Czech, Estonian, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.[1]

  1. ^ "The Talking Parcel > Editions". GoodReads. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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