He was a good king but he was in a bad mood. Christmas was only a month away and he still had not commissioned an artist to paint the traditional nativity scene to be unveiled at the conclusion of the midnight mass. "I've crushed whole armies for not celebrating Christmas," complained the king to his chief advisor, Feinberg. "Now I can't even properly celebrate it myself. Is there not an artist left in the kingdom? Have they all been burned at the stake?"
"Nay, my liege," said Feinberg. "They certainly have not all been burned at the stake. Some of them have merely starved to death."
Loads of fun! Kinky tells a laugh out loud tale about Christmas that is original and captures the spirit of the holiday. I couldn't stop reading this quirky fable that is totally enjoyable. The humor is irreverant and yet the book has very tender moments. A king, a jester, a little boy, a nativity scene, and a talking pig...what more could you want for smiles and magical feelings at Christmas time. The book jacket notes that Kinky may become the next governor of Texas, which was probably less likely than this fable becoming real. He would have had my vote.
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