The King’s Birthday Suit, a hilarious retelling of the classic tale The Emperor’s New Clothes written by Peter Bently and illustrated by Claire Powell, is released today.

King Albert-Horatio-Otto the Third
had SO many clothes it was simply absurd …

So when two seemingly well-meaning fabric merchants promise to make an outfit of only the very BEST and most special cloth, King Albert-Horatio-Otto the Third simply cannot resist. He MUST have these new clothes! Surely, the unquestionably charitable and not-at-all-suspicious-looking tailors are genuine, and the King won’t end up looking red-cheeked … ?

Out now in both hardback and paperback!