Book Review: A Good Prince is Hard to Find by Joana Rivard, Illus. by Adam Larkum

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, from Bloomsbury Childrens Books, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it

The perfect fairy tale deserves the perfect picture book. The world has royal fever--we just can’t get enough of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Millions of people around the globe tuned in to watch their wedding in spring 2011 (Miss Grace and I included!), and the recent announcement of a baby on the way sent the media into a frenzy of speculation. Now, readers can go back in time to see their story from the beginning – a story about a little boy named William who would grow up to be king, and a little girl named Catherine who dreamed of meeting a prince one day… 

Synopsis:  Follow Will and Kate through their childhood days, their grand wedding, their international travels… and (of course) the arrival of their royal baby, Prince George! Based on a popular app from Ink Robin, with illustrations by Adam Larkum that bring both the English country-side and the streets of London to life, this delightful picture book will make readers young and old alike fall in love with everyone’s favorite royal couple all over again.

Review: What can I say, I'm a sucker for a royal kids book, so I HAD to say yes to reviewing this one, especially since it arrived 3 days after Prince George did! And I am so glad I did- this is an adorable book- the illustrations are downright charming, and the prose is simple and kid friendly, and like Miss Grace I thought it was funny how the sheep followed Kate, and the corgi ,William, thru their life events! 

I laughed myself silly over the phrase 'William's grandmother threw them a party after the wedding'- picturing the Queen as simply grandmama? Right!  Miss Grace laughed over the sheep and corgi following along and watching over the baby, who has it's own songbird to sing a lullaby to it (her definition of the picture below!)

This is a wonderful book (and app) to share with your kids and to discuss what it means with Prince George Alexander Louis' arrival this past week, and to smile at and know that Princess Diana would have loved it just as much, and share memories of her wedding with your kids too! 
We greatly recommend it!

About the Author  Joanna is the co-creator of the children's app comapny, Ink Robin, along with Mark Rivard and Timothy Penner. When not building stories, she loves going on trips, cycling, and taking pictures. She lives in Toronto. This is her first book, check out InkRobin for more!

About the Illustrator: Adam Larkum studied illustration and animation at Edinburgh College of Art. He has illustrated more than 40 books published in his native UK. www.adamlarkum.co.uk