From School Library Journal:
Grade 4-7 - In this sequel to Cat's Eye Corner (Raincoast, 2003), Olivier's magical summer continues. His step-step-stepgramma has given him a book, Enquire Within Upon Everything, and some of the "everything" begins to escape from the volume. To further complicate his life, horrible guests come to visit, a ghost named Peely Wally appears, and Olivier's talking pen, Murray Shaefer, is stolen. The boy, his friend Linnet, and Peely follow Murray's trail to the land of the Emperor of Ice Cream, where they find children imprisoned in an ice-cream factory and rock-beings called Shuks. The protagonist is a sympathetic hero, and his problems are presented realistically. Linnet and Peely are well drawn and have their own roles to play, and the Emperor and Empress are completely despicable. Clever and entertaining wordplay, with echoes of Norton Juster's The Phantom Tollbooth (Random, 1961), enhances this fast-paced story. Sophisticated fantasy readers will enjoy this fully created world. - Beth L. Meister, Yeshiva of Central Queens, Flushing, NY
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