Yonderfel's castle [book review]
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Title
Yonderfel's castle [book review]
Creator
Brown, Ruth-Anne
Date
2010-01
Description
Gralley, Jean. Yonderfel's Castle. Illustrated by Jean Gralley. Henry Holt, 2009. ISBN 9780805063295. $16.99. 32 p. Reviewer: Ruth-Anne Brown Reading Level: Preschool, Primary Rating: Excellent Genre: Picture books; Fables; Fairy tales; Subject: Fairy tales; Kings, queens, rulers, etc.--Juvenile fiction; Castles--Juvenile fiction; Books--Reviews; King Yonderfel is a generous and selfless ruler. All day long he stands at his gate inviting anyone and everyone to come live off of his hospitality. One day the ogre that owns the mountain where Yonderfel’s castle stands comes to demand more rent. King Yonderfel will not charge his people to stay, so he can only pay half of what the ogre asks. The ogre then starts up his tractor and tears away half the mountain. This makes the castle tip to the side, and all the people leave, ridiculing King Yonderfel and his tipsy castle. Travelers will no longer come to his castle, so the king begins knitting guest towels to pass the time. Years pass and a
32 p.
Children's Book and Play Review, January 2010
Subject
Book review
Picture books
Fables
Fairy tales
Kings, queens, rulers, etc.--Juvenile fiction
Castles--Juvenile fiction
Books--Reviews
Source
Mountain West Digital Library
Language
English
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Type
text
Collection
Citation
Brown, Ruth-Anne, “Yonderfel's castle [book review],” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed April 27, 2024, http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8471.
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