The Foolish King
Author: Mark Price
Illustrator: Martin Brown
Original language: English
Translated into Dutch: not
Published: July 2017
Publisher: David Fickling Books
EAN: 9781910989869
Price: € 12.50 (paperback)
Age: 9 years old and up
For King's Day we purchased The Foolish King, a brilliant interactive book, written by British author Mark Price. The original, funny illustrations made by Martin Brown, who also lives in the UK but is originally from Australia. They give the book an interesting look and they certainly contribute to the fun we experience with this book.
Because it certainly is interactive, it is packed with chess puzzles and by the end of the book you have learned a lot about chess. And our mini, not so mini monsters and maxi-monsters, all like to play chess!
But first there is a fairy tale and it begins like this: Long, long ago when kings ruled the land, dragons filled the sky and magic still existed, two children stumbled upon the game of chess. This is your chance! Join Pip and Holly on a magical fairy-tale adventure and become a chess master.
3 merrily shining stars for The Foolish King, from the young monsters and their readers!