King & King
by Linda De Haan & Stern Nijland | Children's Books |
ISBN: 1582460612 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 1582460612 Global Overview for this book
2 journalers for this copy...
So I just dropped in to Barnes & Noble (like that never happens!), and I chanced to see this book on the "recommended by our staff" shelves. The note underneath said it was in honor of two of the civil union of two of the store's own 'kings' - and that touched me so much I just had to buy the book.
It's a wryly amusing spin on the "prince must find a wife" category of stories, with some interesting artwork; I wasn't fond of the illustrations at first - the style tends towards the grotesque - but they grew on me, especially once I noticed the cavorting cat and mice in nearly every frame. Anyway, when the old queen (that's the prince's mom, folks!) decides that the crown prince must marry, the usual assemblage of princesses shows up, despite the prince mentioning that "I've never cared much for princesses". Each princess displays her talents (No, not that! This is a kid book after all! They sing, or juggle, or something.) and each is rejected (by the prince, anyway; at least one of them manages alternate arrangements). But when Princess Madeleine shows up with her brother Prince Lee, our crown prince cheers up considerably...
I hope I'm not spoiling the story if I say it ends happily-ever-after!
It's a wryly amusing spin on the "prince must find a wife" category of stories, with some interesting artwork; I wasn't fond of the illustrations at first - the style tends towards the grotesque - but they grew on me, especially once I noticed the cavorting cat and mice in nearly every frame. Anyway, when the old queen (that's the prince's mom, folks!) decides that the crown prince must marry, the usual assemblage of princesses shows up, despite the prince mentioning that "I've never cared much for princesses". Each princess displays her talents (No, not that! This is a kid book after all! They sing, or juggle, or something.) and each is rejected (by the prince, anyway; at least one of them manages alternate arrangements). But when Princess Madeleine shows up with her brother Prince Lee, our crown prince cheers up considerably...
I hope I'm not spoiling the story if I say it ends happily-ever-after!
Journal Entry 2 by 
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at Court Street (see notes for details) in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, August 21, 2003
GoryDetails at Court Street (see notes for details) in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, August 21, 2003
Released on Thursday, August 21, 2003 at Court Street Theatre, 14 Court St. in Nashua, New Hampshire USA.
The Peacock Players, a local theater group, are putting on "The Laramie Project" tonight and this weekend. I plan to go see the show tonight, and will try and release this book somewhere in the lobby before 7 pm.
*** Later: The play was wonderful - I'd seen parts of the televised version, but not the whole thing, and I was impressed by the blending of so many different points of view into a powerful, heartbreaking whole. [I went to college in Laramie - long ago - and loved it there; knowing the place as I did made Matt Shephard's story even more immediate and tragic for me...]
The Peacock Players, a local theater group, are putting on "The Laramie Project" tonight and this weekend. I plan to go see the show tonight, and will try and release this book somewhere in the lobby before 7 pm.
*** Later: The play was wonderful - I'd seen parts of the televised version, but not the whole thing, and I was impressed by the blending of so many different points of view into a powerful, heartbreaking whole. [I went to college in Laramie - long ago - and loved it there; knowing the place as I did made Matt Shephard's story even more immediate and tragic for me...]
Picked this book up at a theater production of "The Larimie Project". It was a good tie-in to the story about a gay young man who might have been king one day. The book is a simple and clear story about gay acceptance and of course is contrary to the usual "fairy-tale" of boy meets girl and becomes king. The art and words create an unusal imagery that is pleasing and creative.
