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The King of Gee-Whiz

Emerson Hough

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The King of Gee-Whiz

Emerson Hough

Children & Young Adult Reading, Novels, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

In a world where a father's experimental chemistry accidentally gifts his children hair of vivid green and blue, ordinary logic need not apply. The Widow Pickle and her extraordinary twins, Zuzu and Lulu, live a life tinged with magic and mystery until they discover their late husband's遗留的神秘化学物质, a discovery that summons a curious little man claiming to be private secretary to the King of Gee-Whiz. Thus begins a journey aboard a boat that sails through windows and across city rooftops, toward a kingdom where self-playing instruments serenade the air and wishes hold peculiar power. Emerson Hough, best known for his Westerns, crafted this 1906 children's fantasy with a poet's sense of wonder and a storyteller's instinct for the absurd. The result is a world where color reigns supreme and adventure awaits those clever enough to find a White Cricket willing to point the way. This is the kind of book that makes children believe in hidden kingdoms tucked between the cracks of everyday life.

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