There is something about very cold weather that gives one an enormous appetite. Most of us find ourselves beginning to crave rich steaming stews and hot apple pies and all kinds of delicious warming dishes; and because we are all a great deal luckier than we realize, we usually get what we want—or near enough.

Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.

I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.

A Message to Children Who Have Read This Book - When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY.

Titchy little snapperwhippers like you should not be higgling around with an old sage and onions who is hundreds of years more than you.

The snozberries taste like snozberries!

Oh where, oh where had Snow White gone? She'd found it easy, being pretty To hitch a ride into the city.