Anna Miranda and Mark Build a House
| Anna Miranda and Mark Build a House: A Lego Legend | |
|---|---|
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's book |
| Publisher | British Lego Limited |
Publication date | 1965 |
| Media type | Print (booklet) |
| Pages | 24 |
Anna Miranda and Mark Build a House: A Lego Legend is a 1965 children's picture book published by British Lego Limited. Its author and illustrator are currently unknown.
The book was available for one shilling (£0.05 GBP).[1] It featured two blueprints, part of a series of six.[2] It was advertised in LEGO catalogues in the United Kingdom during 1966 and 1967, where it was listed as "Lego Story Book", alongside an eighty-page Ideas Book.[3][4] By 1968 the story book had been discontinued, though the ideas book remained available.[5]
Summary
The story follows Anna-Miranda and Mark, the twin children of a wood-cutter and his wife who live in a hut. One day, the two children find a "Most Unusual Boat" that starts sailing on its own when they board it. The magic boat takes them to a Lego palace where they meet O'gel the Wise of Ballydooley, an elderly wizard with a "Most Unusual Hat". O'gel is sad because he has no children to share his home with, but cheers up when he gets a chance to play with Anna-Miranda and Mark. When the two children need to go home, O'gel teaches them a magic spell that will turn acorns into Lego bricks they can use to build a new house. The two perform the spell in the night, and the next day the family wakes up to find many Lego bricks. Anna-Miranda, Mark, and their father spend the day building a Lego house for them all to live in.
References
- ↑ Phil Traviss (16 January 2002). "Re: Lego Blueprints Query & Weetabix Promo House Instructions". LUGNET. Newsgroup: lugnet.loc.uk. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024.
- ↑ Hughes, Jim (2009). "Blueprint instruction sheets". Brick Fetish. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13.
- ↑ 1966 Large UK (Catalogu). British Lego Limited. April 1966. p. 13. 3151-Eng.
- ↑ 1967 Large UK (Catalogu). British Lego Limited. 1967. p. 13. 3151-En.
- ↑ Assortment '68 (Catalogue). British Lego Limited. 1968. p. 8. 3310-England.
