Clockwork is a short story/childrens book by Phillip Pullman, the author of the "His Dark Materials" series, however it pre-dates all but the first. I read it in one night, and I'm not a fast reader.
It's a story with two or three intertwining plots that sort of interconnect in an interesting way. It begins with a story teller presenting a story he hasn't finished. In the middle, one of the characters enters the tavern, and we begin to learn the 'story' is actually 'reality', and he hasn't finished it because it's not played out yet.
We jump back to fill in some of the plot, return to the future, and bounce around. I really enjoyed it. I'm not sure I'd read it to my daughter (she's currently 5), but when she's a little older, she might like it.
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