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de Sève, Randall

The Duchess of Whimsy: An Absolutely Delicious Fairy Tale

32 pp. | Philomel | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25095-8 $17.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Peter de Sève. A sophisticated duchess has no time for the "normal as they come" Earl of Norm. But when the palace cook takes ill, the earl wins the duchess's heart...with an ordinary sandwich. In this entertaining story about getting past surface-level impressions, both text and illustrations feature extravagant royal humor (e.g., the keen-to-impress earl wears "a brightly brocaded cape borrowed from his flamboyant twin brother").
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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