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The Trumpeter's New Clothes 

I was recently back East and caught up with my friends at Helen's shore home.

l-r  Terri, Joan, Lisa, Trish, Me, Helen  (Mary Ellen is photographer)

We took turns and read The Trumpeter's New Clothes by Robyn Alana Engel/ illustrated by Steve Ferchaud aloud.  Each of us read two pages each and showed the pictures. Plenty of guffaws, chuckles, and comments galore. And then at the end....applause. Everyone was in awe of this book and planned to buy a copy (or two)

Trumpeter is a modern day spin on Hans Christian Andersen's classic children's tale, The Emperor's New Clothes.  The story it tells in rhyme is current, topical, hilarious, and ends in a very heartfelt message. The illustrations are fantastic. 

Robyn Alana Engel is a talented writer with a way of looking at our world with wisdom and passion. I highly recommend this book despite some Fake Quotes about this book - i.e. The fake arthur is a - you know a total looser, a total looser! Sad!  - King

Look for The Trumpeter's New Clothes  and Robyn's memoir  Woman on the Verge of Paradise

on Amazon and 

follow her blog  Life by Chocolate