Innocent young Simon, wearing his father's magical belt, travels over the mountains to see the princess, who is mean and greedy and tricks him out of the belt, but after many attempts at thwarting her, Simon discovers a special fruit that will teach the princess a valuable lesson.

 

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 2002 by Annick Press Ltd .

St phane Jorisch's work has won many awards, including three Governor General's Awards for Illustration. He lives in Montreal, Quebec.