Hi can anyone help me find this book?? It’s driving me insane!
My memory is very hazy but from what I can remember;
The story is about an old man that owns a toy shop. One day he doesn’t come to the shop (I think he gets ill or goes into a care home) and the toys are sad and left in darkness. Lots of time goes by and they get covered in dust/cobweb’s.
There’s no speaking from the toys (I don’t think) and the illustration I remember are dark shelves with these toys left on them (very dark aesthetic) Then, one day this old man’s family member comes and she tidies up the shop and light comes back(in the illustrations everything lightens back up) and the toys feel loved. The ending is her wheeling the old man in to visit the toys again
I know this is a long shot, everything that came up on Google isn’t it!