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First edition
Author
Gerald Durrell
Cover artist
Liza James
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Genre
Children's
Publisher
Collins
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]
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