Wowie! I loved this book. I marked dozens of passages with post-its for remarkable imagery and wonderful creative way-out-of-the-ordinary characterizations. A great cast and a great story -- a blue man and woman, a giant, cole slaw and gelled wiggy, the wisdom wagon, a wirm, Terra Nequam, lemondrop and Daffodill. So much more! This book is near perfection - way up to the top of the list. Meets all the benchmarks for excellence for literature for children. Thank you David Elliot! ( )