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The Duchess of Whimsy
The Duchess of Whimsy | Randall de Sève
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The great New Yorker artist Peter de Seve teams up with the author of bestselling Toy Boat in a slightly outrageous fairy tale. The Duchess of Whimsy is fancy and fussy—and definitely not ordinary—surrounding herself with wild friends, fabulous foods, and fancy dress. The Earl of Norm (ho hum) is completely ordinary, but he adores the Duchess. She ignores him, until the chef gets sick, and her friends have to make a super supper—which includes tracking down truffles, spinning sugar stars, and looking for quail eggs. But the Earl is hungry! He sneaks off to an ordinary grilled cheese sandwich—and suddenly takes the Duchess’s eye. Maybe there’s something to simplicity after all. Maybe there’s something to the Earl after all . . . This deliciously told and illustrated love story by the remarkable de Sèves shows how utterly charming and extraordinary a picture book can be.
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Cjloftus
The Duchess of Whimsy | Randall de Sève

The Duchess of Whimsy is a delightful book with fun and creative illustrations. The Duchess has a need for excess and frivolous items. The man who catches her eye is an ordinary fellow and it is all over a grilled cheese. Randall tells this fun story in an interesting and engaging way. This book would make a great read aloud.

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Cjloftus
The Duchess of Whimsy | Randall de Sève
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The Duchess of Whimsy is by Randall de Sève is such a cute book. A duchess who is overly whimsical and an earl who is completely ordinary but completely adores the duchess come together in this whimsical yet ordinary fairytale. He catches her eye with a grilled cheese sandwich and she begins to think maybe simplicity isn‘t the bad after all.

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Cjloftus
The Duchess of Whimsy | Randall de Sève

“ The Duchess of Whimsy was known throughout the land for her extravagant soirées, her elaborate attire, her uncommon conversation and her most peculiar pets and acquaintances“

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sarahmaclean
The Duchess of Whimsy | Randall de Sève
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Darling book about seeing the extraordinary in the ordinary. Love. #kidlit

amysandas Love the artwork. 7y
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