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Cantankerous King Colin

By Phil Allcock
Series: Picture Books
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Cantankerous King Colin tells the story of a disagreeable king who believes his royal status allows him to be unkind. King Colin's bad manners and disregard for others cause trouble, until his mother steps in, teaching him a valuable lesson about respect and authority.
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Cantankerous King Colin is about a king who thinks he can get away with being mean because he is king. King Colin is feeling rather cantankerous and doesn’t take into account other people’s feelings. He is generally bad mannered and it is not until his mother gets involved that he realises he is not the only one who is able to order people about!

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848861138

Publisher: Maverick Arts Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 May 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Maverick Arts Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Steve Stone

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 265.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 195g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Phil Allcock Series: Picture Books

About the Author

Phil is a biology graduate who decided to pursue his love of writing. He has had 40 short children’s stories transmitted on BBC and ITV, including six read by actor and singer Paul Nicholas on ‘Playdays’ and ten read by comedian and actor, Lenny Henry, on CBeebies radio. Phil lives in Cheshire with his wife, Jan, and two children, Ben and Lauren – as well as a mad dog, Chester. Author of: Cantankerous King Colin, Animal Magic and Clumpety Bump Originally from the North East of England, Steve now lives in Derbyshire UK with his wife Claire and Vincent van Mog. After completing his education, he began his career working within the fashion industry as a clothing/print designer after which he spent 12 years as a university lecturer in Fashion Design & Visual Communication. He now devotes his time as a freelance artist, specialising in narrative illustration for commercial and contemporary markets. With over 25 books published and a growing client list, his journey has been a very exciting and rewarding one. Illustrator of: Cantankerous King Colin

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