# John Dough and the Cherub

By L. Frank Baum.

"John Dough and the Cherub" by L. Frank Baum is a children's fantasy novel published in 1906. When a French baker accidentally uses magical elixir in his gingerbread dough, he creates John Dough—a living, intelligent gingerbread man. Fleeing those who would devour him to gain the elixir's power, John journeys to the fantastical Isle of Phreex, where he befriends the mysterious Chick the Cherub. Together they encounter strange inhabitants and embark on adventures across peculiar islands, facing constant danger and bizarre predicaments. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Illustrator: John R. Neill
- Subjects: Fantasy literature; Voyages, Imaginary; Children's stories; Gingerbread men -- Juvenile fiction; Children -- Juvenile fiction

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