Bartlett and the Ice Voyage

A young monarch may rule over seven lands, but she can't stop obsessing over tasting a delicious fruit that grows far to the south of her realm and is only edible on the day it is picked from the tree. Because she is too busy being queen to make the journey herself, she sends the intrepid adventurer Bartlett and his trusty friend Jacques le Grand to fetch her a melidrop by any means possible. Bartlett's solution to the problem of how to transport it by boat for months without its turning to mush is both obvious and deliciously inventive. While the two are meeting people and having exciting experiences, the queen slowly and reluctantly comes to terms with her preoccupation and, in the process, becomes a better person and ruler.