Synopses & Reviews
When seven little bandits suddenly have to share their dads time with a Princess and her six little princes and princesses—its a royal mess. “When are they leaving?” “Oh, theyre staying, my dear,” said their dad. And stay they did. But when the little bandits devise a plan to make them leave, they soon discover that its royally boring without them… Its patchwork times
three in Ute Krauses new delightful offering—for when their mom meets a dragon…the bandits and the royals alike are never the same again (and they couldnt be happier for it!)
• Ute Krause, author of Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon and Nick and the Nasty Knight returns with this loving tale of a patchwork family. • Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon was chosen as a Scholastic Book Fair title, and a Florida Reading Association title. • Krause has won praise for both her lively artwork and her humorous stories.
Review
“Packed with wit that never descends into camp and illustrated with verve and style in ink-and-watercolor cartoons, Krause's substantial, self-translated fractured fairy tale delights on every level.” Kirkus Reviews on Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
When seven little bandits suddenly have to share their dad s time with a Princess and her six little princes and princesses it s a royal mess. When are they leaving? Oh, they re staying, my dear, said their dad. And stay they did. But when the little bandits devise a plan to make them leave, they soon discover that it s royally boring without them
It s patchwork times three in Ute Krause s new delightful offering for when their mom meets a dragon the bandits and the royals alike are never the same again (and they couldn t be happier for it )
Ute Krause, author ofOscar and the Very Hungry DragonandNick and the Nasty Knightreturns with this loving tale of a patchwork family.
Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragonwas chosen as a Scholastic Book Fair title, and a Florida Reading Association title.
Krause has won praise for both her lively artwork and her humorous stories."
About the Author
Ute Krause is the author of more than sixty childrens books published in Germany and throughout the world.