'Prince Roger sets out eagerly on a quest and finds a few adventures, a lot of friends, a damsel or two in distress (not!) and himself, in the end. A 'carrier of joy' whose mere presence causes everyone to laugh uncontrollably, Roger finds cruelty and kindness equally amusing, and expects his quest to be a lark. It's anything but: As Roger passes through the Forever Forest, nearly starves at the Dastardly Divide, sees people at their worst in the Valley of Vengeance, and temporarily despairs in the Mountains of Malice, he sobers up, learns to care for others, becomes an expert peacemaker, does Good Deeds, and falls in love with Lady Sadie, who says what she thinks as she repeatedly saves his bacon.'--K. 'Feiffer's worldly-wise, confiding tone and sense of the absurd are highly congenial, and the drawings are a vintage Feiffer delight.'--Publishers Weekly.
100 Books for Reading and Sharing 1995 (NY Public Library)
| ISBN: | 9780062059260 |
| Publication date: | 7th March 1998 |
| Author: | Jules Feiffer |
| Illustrator: | Jules Feiffer |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Funny Stories in Verse Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc |