title: Stork Naked
text: Stork Naked is a fantasy novel by British-American writer Piers Anthony, the thirtieth book of the Xanth series.
  
  Plot
  Surprise summons the stork with Umlaut, only to discover with dismay that the stork refuses to deliver her baby due to a clerical error. Off on an adventure to find her child, she seeks the aid of Pyra, who wields a tool that can find, and enter, alternate realities. As Surprise and her entourage search for the correct world, the sinister mechanism behind the whole adventure is revealed.
  
  Characters  
  Surprise Golem, daughter of Grundy Golem and Rapunzel Elf
  Che Centaur, winged Centaur, tutor 
  Pet Peeve, an insulting bird
  Half-Demon Ted
  Half-Demon Monica
  Woe Betide, the child aspect of the Demoness Metria
  Pyra
  
  References
  
   30
  2006 American novels
  Tor Books books