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King Hugo’s Huge Ego

By Chris Van Dusen

By Chris Van Dusen

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Hardcover $17.99

Jul 26, 2011 | 40 Pages | 3-7 years

King Hugo's Huge Ego by Chris Van Dusen
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Jul 26, 2011 | 40 Pages

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About King Hugo’s Huge Ego

From a master of visual comedy comes the royally satisfying tale of a head swollen out of proportion and a blowhard brought down to earth. 

Hugo is a tiny king with a very large ego. But when he mistreats a villager who also happens to be a sorceress, the spell she casts causes his head to literally swell. The more he boasts, the bigger it gets, until it finally topples the mini monarch right off his castle! Who will cut this royal pain down to size? And, more important, will anyone live happily ever after? Chris Van Dusen’s hilarious story is matched only by his outrageous illustrations. Together, they make for a picture book that is sometimes fairy tale, sometimes cautionary tale, and always laugh-out-loud funny.

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About Chris Van Dusen

Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of DOWN TO THE SEA WITH MR. MAGEE, A CAMPING SPREE WITH MR. MAGEE, and IF I BUILT A CAR. He says, “When I first read Mercy Watson to the Rescue, the characters were… More about Chris Van Dusen

Product Details

Category: Children’s Picture Books

Hardcover | $17.99
Published by Candlewick
Jul 26, 2011 | 40 Pages | 9-3/4 x 11-5/16 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780763650049

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Readers are treated to a terrific mélange of satire, slapstick, and caricature, all served up with expert comic timing. Van Dusen (The Circus Ship) may be puncturing the myth of infallible monarchy, but readers will have no trouble pledging obeisance to his comic majesty.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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