Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2021

63 www.MountPl easantPodcas t . com | www. ReadMPM. com | www. I LoveMountPl easant . com S he’s the whimsical one. The lady who loves toys. She’s the welcoming face for local children encouraging them to do what they do best — play with toys. She’s Christine Osborne, and most of us know her as the owner of Wonder Works Toys at Belle Hall Shopping Center in Mount Pleasant — a local business of 31 years with probably more fans than one can count. But as life progresses, so does Christine, and she has decided to pass on the torch — or should we say magic wand — to her protégé, Elizabeth Royall Darby, aka Schnookie, as she is known at Wonder Works. Elizabeth has been with the toy store for 25 years. As a die-hard fan of Wonder Works, I’m here to tell you folks that there is no need to fear — Osborne couldn’t be leaving Wonder Works in better hands. Sure, we all know her as a nationally acclaimed toy-industry expert, but Elizabeth is no amateur — and she has learned from the best. Picture it: circa 1996, little Elizabeth was only 9 BY THERESA STRATFORD There’s a New Owner of Wonder Works Toys Passing on the Magic Wand Owner of Wonder Works Toys Christine Osborne has passed the magic wand to the new owner, Elizabeth Royall Darby. Photos prov i ded by Wonde r Wor ks . feature