Gathered from the beloved storyteller Isabel Wyatt, these seven original fairy tales carry all the warmth and quiet wonder of stories meant to be read aloud. In the title tale, a king sets off on a long journey and leaves his four sons to care for his kingdom of beautiful colours, though the youngest prince has ideas of his own about how it should be done, and the stories that follow wander through ivory towers, great forests, golden lands, and beneath the star of the sea. It is a lovely collection for a child ready for longer stories, whether read together at bedtime or savored alone.

• Paperback
• 160 pages
• 8.5" x 5.375"
• Ages 9+