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Genre:
Children’s picture book, fiction
Author:
Julie Fortenberry
Illustrator:
Julie Fortenberry
Number of Pages:
32
Publication Date:
April 2014
Trim size:
8.25 X 8.25 inches
When a bad-tempered King punishes a little artist, he meets his match. For Daphne, the artist, turns her punishment, a dunce cap, into a fashionable and regal hat.
Now every villager wants to wear one of Daphne’s creations. How could she have known that her hat-making would undermine the King’s authority? Then again, maybe Daphne’s caring, creative spirit is just what the kingdom—and the King—has needed all along.
Artist Julie Fortenberry has illustrated several picture books. Julie won a Children’s Choice Award in 2012. This is Julie’s first book as both author and illustrator, and her Alazar Press debut. Julie lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina, where she shares a studio with her husband, Don. To see more of Julie’s work, plus step-by-step instructions for making paper hats, visit – www.juliefortenberry.com
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Kirkus Reviews –
“In a nod to art’s twin powers of subversion and of transformation, a very small painter makes a hardhearted king cry—and then smile.”
– Kirkus Reviews
Julie Danielson –
“An endearing protagonist who puts the very ‘spunk’ in ‘spunky.’ Julie’s vivid artwork pops off the page.”
— Julie Danielson, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, Kirkus
Henrietta Mays Smith –
“Children will look to find themselves in the crowd of people and will be able to do so.”
— Henrietta Mays Smith, Ph.D., University of South Florida, 2011 Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Pauletta Brown Bracy –
“In this charming fairy tale, a spirited girl brings new life and joy to her kingdom.”
— Pauletta Brown Bracy, Ph.D, NC Central University
Susie Wilde –
“Colorful, whimsical illustrations invite younger listeners into the story of a young courageous artist who defies her king. Themes of the critical importance of art and meaningful relationships add allegorical layers that deepen the story for all readers.”
— Susie Wilde, Teacher, Writer, Reviewer, Presenter,
Consultant, and Children’s Book Specialist