The Adventures of King Rollo - Hardcover

McKee, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783444681 ISBN 13: 9781783444687

Publisher: Andersen Press, 2016

Synopsis

King Rollo is the adorable, bearded, kingly creation of David McKee. After the publication of his bestselling mini hardback stories, King Rollo went on to star in his own animation series, narrated by Ray Brooks. This slipcase contains four favourite adventures:

King Rollo and the New Shoes: King Rollo has smart new shoes, but they have laces and he doesn't know how to tie them. He asks the Magician to tie them for him, but his friend has a better idea.

King Rollo and the Bread: King Rollo and the Magician meet a farmer eating a loaf of bread. The king tries to impress the farmer with all the amazing food his can magic up... but sometimes a simple thing is the best.

King Rollo and the Birthday: King Rollo wants to give Queen Gwen a birthday card. He buys the best in the shop, but Cook advises him to make her one, as that will be far more special.

King Rollo and King Frank: King Rollo doesn't like King Frank, but he is the only friend who will come and play with him. So King Rollo gets the opportunity to see if he's right in person.

About this title

Review:

David Mckee is well-known to many parents and children through his series of books featuring King Rollo as well as Elmer the elephant. King Rollo has been entertaining children and parents alike for over 20 years and his appeal is as strong today as ever.

The Adventures of King Rollo contains four stories--King Rollo and the New Shoes; King Rollo and the Birthday; King Rollo and the Bread and King Rollo and the Tree, although these are not new stories they still retain their freshness and ability to entertain. The King Rollo stories are known for their educational element in attempting to teach basic life skills to children but are told in such away that they are hugely entertaining as well.

The text and illustrations are laid out in an almost comic book format, which means there are lots of pictures to look at with only a small amount of simple text, making these stories ideal for beginner readers as well as for sharing with younger children who will enjoy following the stories through the illustrations. Age 4 and over --Miranda Warren

Book Description:

Gift edition slipcase of four original King Rollo hardbacks

About this edition

• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1783444681
• ISBN 13: 9781783444687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128