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The Castle the King Built

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The Castle the King Built

Find out exactly what goes on inside a medieval castle in this impeccably stylish picture book from the National Trust. How many people does it take to build a castle? And what exactly does each person do? Discover masons to merchants and bakers to blacksmiths in this unique take on the classic rhyme ‘This is the House that Jack Built’. Explore what happens inside the castle the king built with striking retro artwork from illustrator Tom Froese and a carefully researched rollicking rhyme from author Rebecca Colby.

CategoriesCastlesMedieval
IllustratorTom Froese About
FormatHardback
ISBN9780857639677
Published2/11/2020
Price Per CopyRRP $24.99
1–9 copies$22.49
10–19 copies$21.24
20+ copies$19.99
New Release/Due FebruaryWe have stocks of this title on order, however it has not yet been published. The month of release is shown and it will be supplied to you once released by the publishers.
Total (inc GST)$22.49

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Tom Froese

Tom Froese is an award winning illustrator and teacher. He is passionate about making work that makes people happy. The Castle the King Built is Tom’s second published picture book, the first being Whose Boat? by Toni Buzzeo (Abrams Appleseed, 2018). Originally from the Toronto area, Tom graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design with a B.Des (honours) in 2009. He then moved to Vancouver, BC, where he began his creative career and eventually became a family man. Tom now works from his home studio in the small village of Yarrow, about an hour’s drive east of Vancouver. He lives with his wife Amanda and daughters Nina and Marie – and a funny cat named Blueberry.

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