The Queen's Knickers

By Nicholas Allan

Book Overview

Everyone can see the Queen's smart coats and dresses, but what does she wear underneath, particularly for a school visit? Through the eyes of a little girl hoping for a school visit by the Queen, the range of royal underwear is revealed, in all its regal glory--garden party and Christmas speech knickers to the VIP (Very Important Pair) for the opening of Parliament. This is a gently humorous book that will delight children, adults, and knicker-wearers everywhere.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099413140
• ISBN13: 9780099413141
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Transworld Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 5 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Delightful read!

This is a super sweet story. I love it when this story comes up in the nighttime rotation with my two year old. The clever story will be most meaningful to readers familiar with the Queen from some of the references, but otherwise is still a very delightful story for any little girl to enjoy.

Whimsical and charmingly funny

To really appreciate the humour in this book, you need to know the Queen. While it's a cute story of the queen's underwear, it's also a great way to have fun discussions with your child about the different kinds of underwear there is, and even come up with some ideas of your own. I loved it, my 4yr old loves it and it's often picked as a bedtime story.

My Scotland Trip

I saw this book in a dear bookstore in Scotland . I purchased the last two copies and ordered one for myself. It is dear, simpy drawn, and a whimsical treatise on underpants, or knickers, as the Scots call them .It is an Anglophiles silly book that should be on everyone's bed stand. Not just for children, it tickles any person that would pick it up!

Too cute!

It is very clever. Adults liked it and kids will love it -- how could they not like a story about underwear?!?! Cute illustrations. A must have for those who want to bring a little "culture" into their child's life.