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Suspense builds on Willobee Street as Ma Brindle, against her better judgment, prepares her enormous Sweet Dream Pie, filled with every sugary thing imaginable. Expansive, slightly off-kilter paintings detail the unusual occurrences, from a chocolate whirlwind to frolicking dream creatures, that visit the neighborhood once it succumbs to pie frenzy.