King Henry's Palace

by Pat Hutchins

Three short stories about a pleasant palace where a nice king lives happily with his cook, gardener, servants, and guards, who wish only to please him.

56 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Pat Hutchins is an English illustrator and writer of children's books.

She won the 1974 Kate Greenaway Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. The work was The Wind Blew, a picture book in rhyme which she also wrote. It shows how "a crowd of people anxiously chase their belongings" in the wind.