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Title: Walk Together Children, Black American Spirituals
Title: The Artist and the King
Author: Julie Fortenberry
Genre: Children’s picture book, fiction
ISBN-13: 978-0-9793000-3-5
Format: Hardback
Publication Date: April 2014
Number of Pages: 32
Price: $16.95
Retail bookstore discount: 40%
Promotional materials: Digital files of the book covers are available in PDF and JPEG formats.
Trim size: 8.25 X 8.25 inches
Publisher: Alazar Press®
Distributed by: IPG
Publicity contact: Joseph Gulla using [email protected]
201 Orchard Lane, Carrboro NC 27510, [email protected]
www.alazar-press.com
Synopsis
When a bad-tempered King punishes a little artist, he meets his match. For Daphne, the artist, turns her punishment, a dunce cap, into a fashionable and regal hat.
Now every villager wants to wear one of Daphne’s creations. How could she have known that her hat-making would undermine the King’s authority? Then again, maybe Daphne’s caring, creative spirit is just what the kingdom—and the King—has needed all along.
Author Bio
Artist Julie Fortenberry has illustrated several picture books. Julie won a Children’s Choice Award in 2012. This is Julie’s first book as both author and illustrator, and her Alazar Press debut. Julie lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina, where she shares a studio with her husband, Don. To see more of Julie’s work, plus step-by-step instructions for making paper hats, visit--
www.juliefortenberry.com
About Alazar Press®
Alazar Press® is an imprint of Royal Swan Enterprises, Inc., a North Carolina based corporation with a focus on engaging people with ideas through the arts and history. The press is dedicated to producing high quality children’s literature and accompanying ideas in a vital and relevant manner in order to best serve the developing minds of young people.
Reviews
“An endearing protagonist who puts the very ‘spunk’ in ‘spunky.’ Julie’s vivid artwork pops off the page.”
— Julie Danielson, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast, Kirkus
“Children will look to find themselves in the crowd of people and will be able to do so.”
— Henrietta Mays Smith, Ph.D., University of South Florida, 2011 Coretta Scott King—Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
“In this charming fairy tale, a spirited girl brings new life and joy to her kingdom.”
— Pauletta Brown Bracy, Ph.D., NC Central University
“Colorful, whimsical illustrations invite younger listeners into the story of a young courageous artist who defies her king. Themes of the critical importance of art and meaningful relationships add allegorical layers that deepen the story for all readers.”
— Susie Wilde, Teacher, Writer, Reviewer, Presenter, Consultant, and Children’s Book Specialist