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Humpty Dumpty by Delessert, Étienne is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Humpty Dumpty about?

<p><p>For hundreds of years, children have delighted in reciting the classic nursery rhyme of Humpty Dumpty&#8217;s fall. Over the centuries there have been many different interpretations, but some speculate that it was originally a riddle&#58; &#147;What could fall and break, but could not ever be repaired?&#8221; An egg is certainly one possible answer.<p>Renowned artist Etienne Delessert considers instead the wall, and how walls can become a division between society&#8217;s &#147;haves&#8221; and &#147;have-nots.&#8221; In his haunting and beautiful rendition, Delessert tells the story of King Humpty Dumpty and his lavish paradise, raising questions about the walls we build between each other and the perils they pose, not only to those excluded, but often to the wall-builders themselves.<p></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Delessert (The Seven Dwarves) imagines King Humpty Dumpty as a pop-eyed, deluded monarch who lives a life of ease in a castle surrounded by miserable peasants. It's their discovery of his wealth, Delessert proposes, that prompts King Humpty to build the wall around his castle even higher, and his fall during its construction that the famous nursery rhyme commem

Who reads Humpty Dumpty?

Author

Delessert, Étienne

Publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780618569878

Category

children's

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile

Rating

3.84 / 5 (109 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14