Mr. King's Things

By Geneviève Côté

Mr. King likes new things. When his stuff gets the slightest bit old, he just tosses it into the pond. But when a pond monster frightens Mr. King, he must think of new ways to deal with old messes — with delightful results!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Release date: Dec 4, 2013
• ISBN: 9781894786058

Geneviève Côté

GENEVIÈVE CÔTÉ has illustrated books by a number of talented authors, including Jean Little, Cary Fagan, Gilles Tibo and several others. She also sometimes writes stories of her own, including the Pig and Bunny series, and the Mr. King series, which has been adapted for television. Her work has earned her the Governor General’s Award and the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award. She lives in Montréal, Québec

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Reviews for Mr. King's Things

[shazam79 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

good message, kept the kid's attention at storytime

[sullywriter_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A cheerful and appealing simple story with a good environmental message.

[falend_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Mr. King loves new things and tosses his old things in a near by river. One day while fishing he brings up a massive monster, that turns out to be all his old stuff stuck together. He yells and calls attention for his friends to help. His friends love his old things and restore them to use. Mr. King gives his old things away for his friends to enjoy.