Saturday, 13 June 2009

King Rollo by David McKee

The King would like to go for a walk, it’s Spring, but everyone is too busy, so when he’s asked to tidy his room he retorts that’s he is too busy going for a walk.
Do the illustrations seem familiar? Are they stirring distant memories – the taste of synthetically colourful ice pops perhaps, that’s because they are by the same guy who gave us Mr Benn from Festive Road.




1 comment:

Nicki said...

OMG! Flashback or what!

My two girls.....now 11 1/2 and
13 1/2 have both sat and 'read' the whole book from memory. I LOVED reading the King Rollo books and this EXACT one was the favourite.
Sigh.......
And don't even get me started on farmer Duck......

Nicki x

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