There once was a king who wouldn't sleep - not even a wink! - until he found the perfect prince for his lovely daughter. Princes came from all around bearing gifts. Not one of them was right. But there was someone else watching with an unexpectedly cunning plan up his not-so-royal sleeve . . .

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Holly Swain was born and grew up in Canterbury, Kent. She went on to study Illustration at U. W. E Bristol, and this was followed by a Masters in Narrative Illustration at the University of Brighton. She now lives in Hove with her husband and two young daughters. Debbie Singleton grew up in Middlesbrough. Graduating from Cambridge University, she has travelled extensively over the world. She has lived in Texas, Alaska, Trinidad and Western Australia and has also worked on an oil rig in the North Sea. She was inspired to start writing by her two young daughters. She lives in Esher. This is her first picture book. Holly Swain is best known for Wanted! Have You Seen this Alligator?, which won the Stockport Book Award. This is her second book for Puffin, following There's No Such Thing as a Ghostie , written by Cressida Cowell. Holly lives in Brighton, Sussex.