Who's to blame when a vain, heedless king meets his comeuppance? He is, of course! Fans of Tomi Ungerer's mischievous humor and Jon Agee's sly morality tales will be delighted by this hilarious read-aloud about a long, long beard and its short-sighted royal owner, by a popular Belgian illustrator, designer, and animation whiz.
The lush, golden royal beard is a wondrous thing - especially to the king himself. He spends his days admiring and grooming it, and passes laws making it a crime punishable by death for anyone else's face to sport even a single hair. As the people of the kingdom nervously shave daily, the royal beard grows and grows until it appears at the palace's back gate. What happens next will have readers laughing along -- and cheering for the astronomers who, unlike the tyrannical king, know that the earth is round.
| ISBN: | 9781662650390 |
| Publication date: | 8th July 2021 |
| Author: | Klaas Verplancke |
| Publisher: | mineditionUS an imprint of Astra Publishing House |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Politics, Law, Philosophy & Ethics Children’s / Teenage general interest: Queens, kings, princesses, princes etc Funny |