His Royal Highness, King Baby A Terrible True Story [Hardcover]

When an older sibling with a flair for the dramatic shares her kingdom with a baby tyrant, can there be a happily ever after?

Once upon a time there was a happy family: A mom, a dad, a gerbil, and the most beautifulest, cleverest, ever so kindest Princess. . . .
On one horrible day, a new ruler is born into a young princess’s family — a ruler she dubs His Royal Highness, King Baby. This small interloper issosmelly. He issonoisy. And allthe talk in the Land is about him (“Such a nice burp!” “Oh, what a lovely poo-poo!”), nonstop, ALL THE TIME! Has there everbeen such an era of wicked rule? With whimsy and sympathy, Sally Lloyd-Jones tells a satisfying tale of usurped attention — and rapprochement — that every big brother or sister will relate to, while illustrator David Roberts captures all the hilarious details of a child’s active imagination.Has there ever been a baby as wicked as this one? Lloyd-Jones (‘How to Be a Baby … by Me, the Big Sister’) and Roberts (‘Rosie Revere, Engineer’) take the baby-as-royal-tyrant trope out for an exhilarating spin.
—The New York Times Book Review

This displacement-themed fairy tale spoof is funny from the very first page...Comparisons to Kate Beaton’sKing Babyand Marla Frazee’sThe Boss Babyare natural, but Lloyd-Jones and Roberts’s satire stands on its own.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Roberts’ lively mixed-media illustrations humorously play out the sister’s exaggerated version of the events, from the deeply expressive faces to the dense compositions packed with comical details...Many older siblings will relate to this uproarious tale of new-baby mayhem.
—Booklist Online

The newly minted big sister describes, in a classic-fairy-tale narrative style, the havoc wreaked by her demanding baby brother. Elc