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This novel has been described as the most distinguished fantasy of the war years, a fantasy which sought to capture the beauty and wonder of an
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in 1942 and it has been reissued several times. Set in the
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Sneezewort is the youngest, most sensitive gnome who follows the lead of his older brothers and is usually assigned the less interesting tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
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named the Boland Belle, overrun the town and enslave the population, but are eventually driven out of the forest by a friendly tribe of
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Cloudberry is a boastful and rebellious loner who often leaves the group to explore the forest. He is on good terms with the
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effectively the hazards wild creatures face. The authenticity of the natural history satisfied the preference of the
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committee for realism over fantasy, and the book won the award for the most outstanding children's book of 1942.
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