The Indian in the Cupboard is the first of five gripping books about Omri and his plastic North American Indian - Little Bull - who comes alive when Omri puts him in a cupboard.

For Omri, it is a dream come true when the plastic American Indian he locks into the old cupboard comes to life. Little Bull is everything an Indian brave should be - proud, fearless and defiant.

But being in charge of a real, live, human being is a heavy responsibility, as Omri soon discovers. And when his best friend, Patrick, is let in on the secret, he soon realises that life-changing decisions lie ahead.


The Return of the Indian

by Lynne Reid Banks

Published 1 August 1986

It is over a year since Omri said goodbye to Little Bull, the Indian toy who came to live in the magic cupboard, and took him back to his own time.

Omri has never forgotten Little Bull though, and finally yields to the temptation to see his tiny blood brother again.

But when the cupboard door opens, Little Bull is slumped, unconscious, over his horse, two bullet wounds in his back. As Omri tries to help him, he faces the terrifying responsibility of power, the power of life and death...