{"product_id":"the-search-for-delicious-1","title":"The Search for Delicious","description":"Natalie Babbit's memorable first novel, The Search for Delicious, about a boy who nearly causes a civil war in the kingdom all because of his work on the royal dictionary.\n\nGaylen, 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.\n\nGaylen'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.\n\nThe Search for Delicious is a 1969 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.\nFeatured in 4 episodes as part of the Jackanory BBC children's television series.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312369824\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0312369824.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Babbitt, Natalie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41736354955322,"sku":"DBV.0312369824.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0312369824-0_eae4db03-4734-4225-a2f1-625c1aff2688.jpg?v=1791610590","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-search-for-delicious-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}