When his older brother and sister play at being a prince and princess and try to make Lewis their maid, he retreats to the attic and discovers a secret that changes everything.
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Rosemary Wells is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. She often uses animal characters to address real human issues. Some of her most well-known characters are Max & Ruby and Timothy from Timothy Goes To School (both were later adapted into Canadian-animated preschool television series, the former’s airing on Nickelodeon (part of the Nick Jr. block) and the latter’s as part of PBS Kids on PBS).
How wonderful for a young one to turn the tables on the older kids! Alissa got a real kick out of it. She's been comparing who is bigger, older, taller and can't quite get it. But she's proud when she finds she's taller than someone.
When Lewis plays make-believe with his older siblings, he always gets the least desirable role until a lion suit found in a corner turns him into a king.
Illustrations- watercolor Lewis is the youngest or three kids and they are playing. Lewis wants to be part of the games but the older two keep changing the game before he get a turn of being want he wants. Lewis find a lion costume and creates his own game and scares the older kids and lewis sets it up almost as though he saves the other two from the lion. Lewis crowns himself king and the other two children ask bayou the lion and he says it his.
Might be a good story for a students is not fitting in with other students.