The Cook and the King
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The hungry king needs a new cook, but will he ever find someone who can make his favourite dish? There once was a very hungry king Who needed a cook like anything . . . . . . but the king is very fussy; he tries all the cooks in the kingdom, but no one is good enough. Then he spots Wobbly Bob. Maybe Bob can whip up his favourite dinner? But how will Bob be able to cook for the king when he's scared of . . . well, everything?! Discover how the hungry king helps Wobbly Bob face his fears on a cooking adventure across the land and sea. The Cook and the King is a brilliantly funny story from the award-winning picture book duo Julia Donaldson and David Roberts, creators of Tyrannosaurus Drip. With fun rhyming verse and richly detailed illustrations, this is sure to become a firm favourite with children and adults alike. Enjoy more stories from Julia Donaldson and David Roberts: The Troll, Tyrannosaurus Drip, Jack and the Flumflum Tree and The Flying Bath. Review: Really Funny - A classic Julia Donaldson. Forget my kid...I love to read this book again and again. Review: Compared to other books by Julia Donaldson - My grandson and myself have immensely enjoyed some of her other books - Room on the Broom, the Snail and the Whale etc. This one is nothing like those. The story, the rhythm and the illustrations are all quite uninteresting. My grandson was soon bored and didn’t want to continue.
| Best Sellers Rank | #109,265 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #325 in Stories in Verse for Children (Books) #662 in Travel Fiction for Children #1,692 in Children's Books on Geography & Cultures |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 658 Reviews |
S**I
Really Funny
A classic Julia Donaldson. Forget my kid...I love to read this book again and again.
B**I
Compared to other books by Julia Donaldson
My grandson and myself have immensely enjoyed some of her other books - Room on the Broom, the Snail and the Whale etc. This one is nothing like those. The story, the rhythm and the illustrations are all quite uninteresting. My grandson was soon bored and didn’t want to continue.
J**Y
Adorable
One of our favourite Julia Donaldson books. Delightful read.
L**A
Nice read
Nice story
❤**️
Another Timeless Treasure By Awe-Inspiring Julia Donaldson.
I bought this hard back book thinking it was a board book my mistake, so i wasn't able to gift it to the intended three year old i bought it for. This wasn't a problem as my six year old knew the story and was keen to asked to keep this book, The Cook And The King, which is a great story to read, the story tells how the King begins his search of finding a cook, but ends up employing Wobbly Bob who s anything but a cook! And what the king fails to realise is he does his own cooking but only once he’s caught his own fish, oh and dug up some potatoes to cut into chips to go with his fish. A very amusing, funny, witty and silly multi talented King indeed. The illustrator David Roberts really has captured the characters with the very vocal king and Wobbly Bob that they appear to come to life. Just one very small downside i hadn’t experienced before, was the book is of a large size, holding the sleeve onto the book turning the pages wasn’t as smooth as a paper back of similar size. I also wouldn’t recommend this for little hands as the pages are too big for little one’s to turn them over. A great book for a teacher to read and show her class. Thank you for reading please click helpful if my review was helpful thank you.
I**Z
Lovely story
Well it’s Julia Donaldson so what’s not to like
C**N
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