Everything is always the same for Nutmeg, her Uncle Nicodemus, and her Cousin Nesbit. They eat the same thing for breakfast, lunch, and supper ever...
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Feb 07, 2010
Emily
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This is a truly odd, magical tale. A young girl, Nutmeg, her brother and her uncle, all ostensibly shipwrecked, live on next to nothing until the day when the girl finds a genie in a bottle. Her wish for "something different" for meals, which have consisted largely of cardboard and sawdust, sends them on a magical journey. There are lots of unanswered questions -- some might find the open-ended quality of the story unsatisfying, but we (my child, husband and I) found both the story
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Oct 07, 2009
Debrarian
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Delightful tale of a moping family who live in a pile of wreckage near the shore, eating cardboard for breakfast, until the day young Nutmeg conjures up a genie. Her humble wish (for better breakfast fare) turns the family’s lives wonderfully upside down!
May 22, 2009
Dolly
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This was an odd story; creative and imaginative, but very odd. Our oldest really likes it, and we've read it a few times.
Jul 11, 2009
Nelly Paulina
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i really loved the artwork and the story was really imaginative. don't think my little one would like this one very much. nightmare inducing, perhaps?
Nov 01, 2009
Elizabeth
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David Lucas tells unique stories, that's for sure. This is an odd one. But we like odd a lot in this family : )
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