![]() Reality and fantasy combine hilariously in a story that, at heart, is about a girl who wants little more than to spend time with her brother and sister. Nuggy, who introduces himself as her fairy godmother. This sets Dory's imagination spinning, leading to the appearance of the vampiric Mrs. Gobble Gracker, "who robs baby girls," is looking for her. ![]() To combat her older siblings' refusal to play with her because she's a "baby," Dory conjures up Mary, a monster friend who appreciates her incessant questions, like "Why do we have armpits?" and "What is the opposite of sandwich?" Dory's pestering leads Luke and Violet to tell her that 507-year-old Mrs. ![]() Dory's nickname, "Rascal," is an immediate tip-off to the six-year-old's personality, but there's more to Dory than just being a spitfire. ![]()
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