The Vine: July 20, 2012
Submitted by Sarah D. Bunting on July 20, 2012 – 9:23 AM8 Comments
The Nation may be my last hope in tracking down this long-lost childhood book. Here’s what little I remember:
- The family might have been animals — elephants, maybe?
- The family lived in a house made of cake.
- The little girl ate the house while her mother was out. She went to the wishing well to wish the house back. This didn’t work because the person ahead of her wished that the wishing well would disappear, and it did.
I read this probably the early to mid-’80s. But I don’t know when it was published. Google was no help — though it did turn up at least one other person asking about this book, giving the same few details. So at least I can know I didn’t hallucinate this. Any ideas?
I Have NO Idea Why This is Still in My Head
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No clue, but now I want cake.
Could it be Fanny and May by Jon Buller?
It’s Fanny and May.
http://www.bullersooz.com/f%26m.html
House made of cake and elephants in dresses. Who let this author into my dreams??
A book with a housing crisis, and the title is essentially Fannie Mae?!? Wow.
This didn’t work because the person ahead of her wished that the wishing well would disappear, and it did.
This is the funniest thing I have heard all day.
Katie L., that may be the best comment ever.
there seems to be only used copies of “fanny and may” in amazon. oh, and the writer, jon buller, also wrote “professional course in bartending for home study” aside from his children’s books. i find that mildly interesting.