Princess Camomile Gets Her Way
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This issue’s cover is from The Lion Treasury of Children’s Prayers compiled by Susan Cuthbert and illustrated by Alison Jay. Thanks to Lion Publishing for their help in producing this March cover.
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Princess Camomile Gets Her Way
Illustrated by Susan Varley
Camomile is fed up with being a Princess and therefore 'Not-Allowed' to do all kinds of things. Giving Nanny the slip one morning, Camomile escapes the castle confines. In Bad Cat's shop, she explains she cannot pay for her sweets as, being a princess, she is not allowed to handle money. The Bad Cat's greasy purr becomes greasier as he bags her, and hatches his plot to send the King a ransom note. The reader then discovers the advantages of being literate because Bad Cat is obliged to dictate his ransom note to Camomile who writes quite a different version. Oram and Varley have worked together on other fine titles (eg Badger's Bad Mood) and once again they have created an original story with witty, well paced illustrations.
