It is almost a crime that it is no longer available. I read this book when I was a child and very soon afterwards, the movie was made. It was an inspiration.The characters grew. They changed. They explored and discovered. They were toys in a vast universe beyond their comprehension and I felt there were layers of meaning to be uncovered.I no longer have this book. I gave it to a nephew who at the time did not enjoy reading. Now he is going to college to become an English major. He has since passed the book on to another child.In my own search to become self winding, the simple reminders from this book still occasionally wisp through my memories and alight my face with joy.