I discovered this book by accident. As a young teenager (before I hit my pretentious period) I read a lot of Stephen King. I couldn't get enough of Stephen King. Seriously. So I found this book at the libary and brought it home, excited to read another scary story.
Ho boy was I wrong. See, Mr. King wrote this book for his daughter, who wanted a different kind of story. This story has kings, queens, princes, and an evil court magician. It's about love, hate, loyalty and wrongs being righted. It's a simple story where good triumphs over evil, and family and friends win out in the end.
It's definitely written for the younger set, but it's a lovely story that holds up well, even after 20 years. And the illustrations by David Palladini are beautiful, and I always wants to color them in.
This is a great book for grades 4 through 12.
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Every time someone mentions this book, I'm secretly surprised that the book exists for other people too. It seems like the kind of thing that must be a figment of my imagination, or written by some other Stephen King by the same name.
ReplyDeleteI liked the polite napkin request, and the way King describes what the dog smells as colors.