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Can I read The King Is Naked! on EtoBox?
The King Is Naked! by story and pictures by Bruno Gibert is a book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The King Is Naked! about?
<p><p>It’s a blazing hot day in the jungle and the lion, King of Beasts, is sweltering. What’s that under his fur? Why, it’s a zipper! Now he can take off his fur coat and cool down. But when he goes for a walk in his underwear, the other animals make fun of him, and when he goes to reclaim his fur . . . it isn’t where he left it! With brief, simple text, bright, quirky pictures, and a surprise twist, this story artfully offers a fresh look at a familiar theme.<p></p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>French author Gibert makes his U.S. debut with this idealistic story of a lion's comeuppance. On a hot day in the savanna, the king of the jungle slips out of his fur to cool off. Everyone notices the pink-skinned predator, and they cease to respect him. `Hey, look at that cat in his underwear!' said the rhino./ `Hee, hee! Very funny,' said the elephant. (The lion is not quite naked. He wears blue-and-white-striped boxers and a tall golden crown.) The embarrassed king wants to snarl, but only a little meow came out, and he runs from the gazelles and zebras that he is accustomed to eating. To make matters worse, his cast-off skin is not where he left it, and he spend
- Author
- story and pictures by Bruno Gibert
- Publisher
- New York: Clarion Books
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780618410675
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile