The King of Nothing
The King of Nothing
Guridi
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Random House
Annotation: The great Mimo the First thoroughly enjoys ruling, parading through, overseeing, and defending his kingdom, but he faces a serious challenge when the last thing he expected appears within its borders--something.
Genre: [Historical fiction] [Humorous fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #167749
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Copyright Date: 2018
Edition Date: 2018 Release Date: 10/02/18
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 1-681-37290-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-681-37290-7
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2018010214
Dimensions: 22 x 30 cm.
Subject Heading:
Kings, queens, rulers, etc. Fiction.
Nothing (Philosophy). Fiction.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

When the titular king spies "something" (a red seed) on the ground, he jails it. To his chagrin, many days later he spots "something else" (a flower) blooming where he left the something. Like a medieval Monty Python character, the king is a lovable, laughable lunkhead. Spanish author-illustrator Guridi's comical iterations of the overblown, undersized king stand out against broken, softly sketched outlines of the kingdom of nothing.

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Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)
Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: P-2

A smart and witty picture book about a king whose pride is challenged, by the renowned Spanish illustrator and children's author Guridi.

It is not nothing to be the king of nothing and the formidable king of nothing presides with proper pride over his kingdom of which nothing is known except that he is the king. He parades through his kingdom, and he oversees his kingdom, and he sets out to defend his kingdom—especially when, one day, out of the blue, the last thing he would ever have expected or wanted shows up within its borders: something.

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The King of Nothing is a sly and witty and entertaining parable about personhood and power, about always getting your way and not always getting your way, and getting on anyway. It is a playful book of first philosophy and fundamental psychology for kids, brilliantly executed and illustrated by Guridi, a renowned Spanish artist and author for children.

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