King Hugo's huge ego

Citation:-Van Dusen, Chris. King Hugo's huge ego, Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press,  2011.

Annotation:-Chris Van Dusen is the author-illustrator of The Circus Ship and the illustrator of the best-selling Mercy Watson books by Kate DiCamillo. About King Hugo’s Huge Ego, he says, "Arrogance is a trait I’ve always deplored, and yet I have to admit that sometimes my own ego can become a bit inflated. Luckily I have a wonderful wife who acts as a Tessa to my occasional Hugo." Chris Van Dusen lives in Maine with his family.(Blurb on book cover)This is a picture book for young children. This book language is lyrical, rhyming Tone is funny. Hugo is a tiny king who is very arrogant, and is eventually cursed by a witch so that his head would grow physically larger with each egotistical thing he said about himself. His head becomes massive, and he demands the witch remove the curse. When she explains why she put it on him, he claims to be humble. He then has all the arrogant things he's said about himself expelled from his ears, deflating his head and causing him embarrassment at the things he's said. He humbly apologizes to the witch, who he then marries and makes his queen. When haughty King Hugo tangles with a sorceress, she causes him to see himself in a more realistic light. This picture book some-times fairy-tale, sometimes cautionary, and always laugh-out-loud funny.(Blurb on book cover)

This colourful picture book for young children.Rhyming text and great moral to the story, this book provides a humorous look at arrogance.

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