The Funny Thing

The Funny Thing is Gág’s follow—up to her well—loved first book, Millions of Cats. It tells the story of a curious dragon—like “aminal” that eats children’s dolls. A kindly old man named Bobo cannot stand by and allow the Funny Thing to steal dolls from children. He entices it to eat “jum—jills,” a concoction he makes up from seven nut cakes, five seed puddings, two cabbage salads, and fifteen little cheeses, all rolled into little balls. A happy e...