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40 pp.
| Barefoot |
March, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-905236-88-6$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sophie Fatus.
Primo, the king and queen's eldest son, must marry a real princess, so his mother employs the classic pea-under-the-mattress test. Two contenders sleep comfortably (and end up marrying Primo's younger brothers), but the third tosses and turns all night--proving she's the real deal. The promised math content is tangential to the tale. Rich-hued, round-edged acrylic and collage illustrations add whimsy.