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"Delicious! Don't you agree?" No! And neither does anyone else in the kingdom. What exactly does "delicious" mean? To find an answer, Gaylen consults many delightful people, ancient dwarfs, odd woodland creatures and one very mysterious mermaid. Flawlessly narrating this adventure is author Natalie Babbitt herself, with a full cast to separately voice each character. Together they create a fast-paced wonderland brimming with excitement. The range of voices creates an authenticity far greater than any single reader could produce. For young readers, there is only one word to describe this productionÐdelicious! P.E.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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"This engaging story begins with a brief glimpse into the past when dwarfs, woldwellers (forest dwarfs), mermaids, and winds of the air openly inhabited the earth. The actual story unfolds much further in the future, when these amazing creatures, mostly forgotten, live in secret places. DeCree, the Prime Minister, inadvertently provokes an upheaval of the townspeople with his attempt to define the word 'delicious' for the official dictionary. Although other of his definitions have been well recieved ... he cannot secure approval for 'Delicious is fried fish,' because each government official has his own personal food preference. To alleviate the situation, DeCree's 12-year-old special assistant and adopted son, Gaylen, polls all the citizens fortheir choices. The villian of the story, the Queen's brother Hemlock, convinces the townspeople that the King will, upon outcome of the poll, prohibit the eating of certain foods; he futher instigates revolt by dammign up the water supply, but Gaylen with the help fo a mermaid foils this and a definition fo delicous is finally agreed upon . . . The definition of this well-constructed-story, combining fine imagery, humor, strong characterizations, legend, and an unobtrusive theme of good versus evil, is: a good book for children hungry for light entertainment." --Starred, School Libarary Journal
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"Delicious! Don't you agree?" No! And neither does anyone else in the kingdom. What exactly does "delicious" mean? To find an answer, Gaylen consults many delightful people, ancient dwarfs, odd woodland creatures and one very mysterious mermaid. Flawlessly narrating this adventure is author Natalie Babbitt herself, with a full cast to separately voice each character. Together they create a fast-paced wonderland brimming with excitement. The range of voices creates an authenticity far greater than any single reader could produce. For young readers, there is only one word to describe this productionÐdelicious! P.E.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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"Because of disagreement in the castle over a definition for the word 'delicious' for the new dictionary, the Prime Minister's young assistant is sent out to poll the entire citizenry. How the kingdom is saved and the definition found climaxes an imaginative, winning story." --Starred, Booklist
"A subtly teasing fantasy-adventure that's as fresh and sparkling as spring water. It's truly delicious." --The New York Times Book Review
"A wholly delightful story. The writing is distinguished by an immediate clarity and true poetry." --The Horn Book
"A wholly delightful story. The writing is distinguished by an immediate clarity and true poetry." --The Horn Book
"This engaging story begins with a brief glimpse into the past when dwarfs, woldwellers (forest dwarfs), mermaids, and winds of the air openly inhabited the earth. The actual story unfolds much further in the future, when these amazing creatures, mostly forgotten, live in secret places. DeCree, the Prime Minister, inadvertently provokes an upheaval of the townspeople with his attempt to define the word 'delicious' for the official dictionary. Although other of his definitions have been well recieved ... he cannot secure approval for 'Delicious is fried fish,' because each government official has his own personal food preference. To alleviate the situation, DeCree's 12-year-old special assistant and adopted son, Gaylen, polls all the citizens fortheir choices. The villian of the story, the Queen's brother Hemlock, convinces the townspeople that the King will, upon outcome of the poll, prohibit the eating of certain foods; he futher instigates revolt by dammign up the water supply, but Gaylen with the help fo a mermaid foils this and a definition fo delicous is finally agreed upon . . . The definition of this well-constructed-story, combining fine imagery, humor, strong characterizations, legend, and an unobtrusive theme of good versus evil, is: a good book for children hungry for light entertainment." --Starred, School Libarary Journal
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