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This is a story about furkens, descendants of a branch of genus elf, who have lost their elfin powers of being able to vanish and now hide fearfully in human houses. They are sadly often mistaken for mice, although don't smell like mice. They smell like warm apricot jam!They are "endearing, fully developed creatures," says Horn Book.ALA Booklist adds, "A tale that will have readers clamoring for a sequel."
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Barbara Brooks Wallace was born in China where her father was a businessman with Socony. She is the author of many books for children. She is noted particularly for her victorian mysteries often described by reviewers as ?Dickensian?. Four of these books have been nominated and two have won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards.
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A delightful fantasy for all ages. I wish a Furken would find a barrel in MY basement! -- Southeastern Pa. School Library Reviewers, April, 1985
Alice-like, the reader is drawn into a tale that will have readers clamoring for a sequel. -- ALA Booklist, May 1, 1985
These endearing creatures (descendants of the genus Elf) are fully developed. -- The Horn Book Magazine, September 1985
Writers of children' s fiction could learn a great deal about their craft by analyzing every aspect of this book. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 28, l985
Alice-like, the reader is drawn into a tale that will have readers clamoring for a sequel. -- ALA Booklist, May 1, 1985
These endearing creatures (descendants of the genus Elf) are fully developed. -- The Horn Book Magazine, September 1985
Writers of children' s fiction could learn a great deal about their craft by analyzing every aspect of this book. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 28, l985
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