WILKES, LARRY — The King's Egg Dance

Carolrhoda Books. 1990. (ISBN: 9780876144466). Hardback, 11.5 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches. Hardback no D/J in good condition. 1990 Carolrhoda Books. A lonely king dreams of joining his subjects' annual egg dance, but he is too shy to ask, so he steals their chickens. When the townsfolk chance to see a chicken escaping through a hole in the palace wall, they assume the king has their poultry and enter the palace. The chickens are found, the king invites everyone to a party, and all ends happily. The animated cartoons fit the story, and the king with his receding forehead and chin and thick glasses has a kind of wimpy charm. ISBN 0-87614-446-6 0876144466. Used: Acceptable.