The King of Little Things - Hardcover

Lepp, Bil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1561457086 ISBN 13: 9781561457083

Publisher: Peachtree, 2013

Synopsis

Only the King of Little Things stands between King Normous and his goal of conquering the world. And little things can wield great power.
In a world of vast kingdoms lives a king who is happy and content to reign over all things small. Not so King Normous. He wants to be Ruler of All the World. After having erased every empire and raided every realm, Normous is enraged to learn that the King of Little Things still rules over his tiny kingdom. He sends his army to defeat this upstart, but he finds he cannot outfight or outwit a king who holds sway over the small things of the world. After all, it is the small things that keep the big things going.
Bil Lepp's imaginative tale of the beauty and importance of all things small is perfectly paired with illustrator David T. Wenzel's bright watercolor paintings.

About this title

About the Author

Bil Lepp is a nationally renowned storyteller who has been featured numerous times at the National Storytelling Festival, at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and at major events across the country. He is also the host of a History Channel series called Man vs History. He lives in West Virginia.

David T. Wenzel is an illustrator and artist, best known for illustrating the graphic novel edition of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. He began his career working for Marvel and DC Comics. Over the course of his career, he has also illustrated numerous children's books. He lives in Connecticut.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2–The King of Little Things kindly rules over everything small, from “coins, candles, combs, keys” to “barnacles, bats and fried bologna.” Content in his kingdom, he “had everything he needed and didn't want for more.” His nemesis and antithesis, greedy King Normous, is intent on conquering the tiny empire and presumes an easy victory. The King of Little Things's eclectic subjects come to the rescue and thwart Normous's armies (“the soldiers found mealworms in their bread, chiggers in their underpants, and fungus between their toes”) and stage a worldwide revolt (“Lights unlit. Scarves unknit. And every little thing, everywhere, REFUSED TO WORK”). Wenzel's watercolor illustrations present a medieval world of turreted castles, banquet tables laden with food, and raiding soldiers. There are plenty of humorous details such as nails that spring from doors and buttons that pop from suspenders. The witty writing enlivens this fable about appreciating the small things in life.–Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canadaα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachtree
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1561457086
• ISBN 13: 9781561457083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Wenzel David T.
• Number of pages: 32