It’s like the cover says, “Part comedy, part love story, part everything-but-the-kitchen-sink. It’s funny and sad and magical and romantic, everything a fairytale should be. A couple years later, I bought a copy, and it’s probably become the most-read book in my library of about 110 books. I loved it so much, I asked to borrow it to read it again. I first heard this book in fourth grade when my teacher read it to the class. Christian then decides to go to the palace to get a job, where he meets Marigold in person, falls in love with her, and learns some terrible secrets. When Christian is seventeen, he starts “p-mailing” (using carrier pigeons to carry messages) Princess Marigold, who lives at the palace he can see from across the river. Edric “adopts” the little boy (who refuses to go home) and becomes a father to Christian. He is very surprised when he finds a young boy, Christian, who has run away from home. Edric likes collecting miscellaneous objects that are lost in the woods. The story begins with a troll (Edric) and his two dogs (Hectate and Beezlebub) wandering the forest, which is their home. Once Upon a Marigold Worksheets and Literature Unit by Jean Ferris (Grades 5-9) Daily Reading Journal Go beyond a simple book report. This has got to be one of my all-time favorite books, and that’s a term I use extremely sparingly. An edition of Once upon a Marigold (2003) Once upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris 4.
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