Real Thief, The
Author | : | |
Rating | : | 4.66 (760 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0312371454 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-04-15 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He'd been happy enough with his life at home tending his garden and making sketches of architectural masterpieces. Gawain is a loyal and true goose serving as chief guard of the royal treasury. Gawain is certain of his innocence, but he can't prove it. Now he's being charged with stealing from the treasury. Will the real thief come forward to save Gawain, or will he live in exile forever?
William Steig (1907-2003) was a cartoonist, illustrator and author of award-winning books for children, including Shrek!, on which the DreamWorks movies are based. Every member of his family was involved in the arts, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become an artist. Steig
Five Stars Five Stars Michael Donlin 4 and 6yo sons loved reading it, as did I. and 6yo sons loved reading it, as did I. Five Stars Just me good. Fabulous for Young Children I originally bought this book for my 8yr old to read silently. But when I skimmed it myself, it was so lovely and humorous, I decided to read it aloud to him and my 6yr old as well. Then my 5 and 3yr old wanted in on the action, as they heard us! We have read it many times together now.It's an animal fairy tale. Gawain the goose i
Gawain is a goose, a guard for the new Royal Treasury, and intensely loyal to the honey-scented, gruff, fatherly King Basil the bear: "He wanted to please him, to stay forever in his gruff, good graces. The real thief? That is for the reader to discover. He hurries to tell the King, and they both rush back to count them: "Sure enough, there were only 8,643 of the red gems when there should have been 8,672." Day after day, treasures continue to disappear, including the world-famous Kalikak diamond! The King is flummoxed. Basil was a popular king." The Royal Treasury consists of jewels, m