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The Search for Delicious

The Search for Delicious | Natalie Babbitt

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Gaylen, the King's messenger, a skinny boy of twelve, is off to poll the kingdom, traveling from town to farmstead to town on his horse, Marrow. At first it is merely a question of disagreement at the royal castle over which food should stand for Delicious in the new dictionary. But soon it seems that the search for Delicious had better succeed if civil war is to be avoided. Gaylen's quest leads him to the woldweller, a wise, 900-year-old creature who lives alone at the precise center of the forest; to Canto, the minstrel who sings him an old song about a mermaid child and who gives him a peculiar good-luck charm; to the underground domain of the dwarfs; and finally to Ardis who might save the kingdom from havoc. The Search for Delicious is a 1969 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.

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KimberlyJuracich

The Search for Delicious | Natalie Babbitt

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This is a random book to review and the reason why is I read it in elementary school and has stuck with me ever since. The king sends someone to go to everyone in the kingdom to find the meaning of delicious. And what he finds stuck with me. I know it‘s a kids book but pick it up. I‘m glad I did years ago.

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AlwaysBeyondHope

The Search for Delicious | Natalie Babbitt

My two favorite children‘s books from my childhood, both the original copies that I‘ve kept all these years. The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt was given to my as a holiday present from my fourth grade teachers, and was one of the first high fantasy books I ever fell in love with. The Fairy Rebel by Lynne Reid Banks fueled my love of Fairies and the the world of the Fae. Both books shaped the person who I am today. #24in48 #fantasy #fae

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The Search for Delicious | Natalie Babbitt

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An entertaining couple of hours, with simple but rich writing that easily draws wonderful visuals in your mind's eye.