The best-selling author of The Gruffalo deploys a story-telling device equally full of cunning in this witty story about the way a King is tricked into doing some work. The King demands his favourite meal – fish and chips. The Cook is frightened of all things he needs to do to cook fish and chips; he’s too frightened to fish because he might get his apron wet, or dig potatoes because he hates worms or to chop up the potatoes because he might cut himself with a very sharp knife.
But is that just a ruse? Soon the King is cooking his very own fish and chips – and loving every moment of it! David Robert’s blustering King and wimpy Cook are a delight.
There once was a very hungry king Who needed a cook like anything . . . . . . but the king is very fussy, and none of the cooks he tries can make a dish that tastes just right. Then the most unlikely of chefs comes along: the shuffling, shaking Wobbly Bob. He's scared of everything, from catching fish to digging for potatoes, but can he convince the hungry king to give him the job?
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There once was a very hungry king Who needed a cook like anything . . . . . . but the king is very fussy, and none of the cooks he tries can make a dish that tastes just right. Then the most unlikely of chefs comes along: the shuffling, shaking Wobbly Bob.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Cook and the King and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
The Cook and the King features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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The Cook and the King was written by Julia Donaldson and published by Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
The Cook and the King has 32 pages