About This Book
Anna Lavinia s father wanted her to have another point of view, so what did he do? He made a peephole in the garden wall. But he couldn t have known that this new view would lead Anna Lavinia all the way to the upside-down mirror land that lies on the other side of the pond. Here Anna Lavinia meets Toby, who explains that on the other side, instead of gravity, there s something called the tingle, which feels like the tickle that comes before a sneeze, or the thrill that comes when the knot in a ribbon just begins to loosen, and allows for floating and spectacular feats of tree-climbing (but mind your furniture doesn t drift away ). Toby introduces Anna Lavinia to a variety of wonders and oddballs, including an uncanny fortune-teller, a turtle with a jungle on its back, and Aunt Cornelia, who s never quite recovered from the disappearance of a certain young man into Anna Lavinia s world a very long time ago.
"The Silver Nutmeg" continues the adventures begun in "Beyond the Pawpaw Trees," and features loads of sense, a little nonsense, and more charming verses from Anna Lavinia s favorite book of rhymes. Best of all, fans of Palmer Brown s intricate drawings will find every page a delight for the eyes"
