The Talking Parcel

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.

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

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

Film adaptation
The Talking Parcel
Directed byBrian Cosgrove
Produced byBrian Cosgrove
Mark Hall
Written byGerald Durrell (novel)
Rosemary Anne Sisson (writer)
Music byRavid Rohl
Woolly Wolstenholme
Edited byJohn McManus
Dave Street
Production
company
Release date
26 December 1978 (UK)
Running time
(US) 60 min
(UK) 40 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was made into an animated feature for television by Cosgrove Hall Films in 1978, debuting on ITV.[2] However, the film differs from the book mainly by introducing only one human protagonist, the girl Penelope.

Voice cast

References
  1. "The Talking Parcel > Editions". GoodReads. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 333. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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