The King's Conniption by Rita Pomade Illustrations by Jonathan Burrello
The Queen, who never speaks, tells Calliope one morning that the King is having a Conniption, being very concerned and a little proud that the Queen spoke to her she rushes off to tell the Royal Guard that the King must not be disturbed! However, things quickly escalate as no one seems to know what a Conniption is! As The King's Conniption grows larger and larger in the minds of the people in the Castle Calliope begins to think that some people may be making things up!
What a wonderful little story that drives home the importance of accurate communication and more importantly admitting when you are wrong! This would be great for kiddos that do or do not know what Conniption means and honestly, I think it is a great exercise in teaching young ones how to use a dictionary.
And I tell you what I would have done the same thing Calliope does at the end, no one has time for all of that mess!
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