Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns
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Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns is a fairytale written by Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
and released as a children's book in the US in 2005. The original version was released as a picture book
in Norway
in 2004.
The story is about her grandfather, King Olav V, when he first came from Denmark
to Norway. It tells about how difficult it was to wear crowns while cross country skiing amongst other typical Norwegian winter activities. The illustration
s in the book are made by the Norwegian artist Svein Nyhus
.
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother and his two children.-Early life:...
and released as a children's book in the US in 2005. The original version was released as a picture book
Picture book
A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. The images in picture books use a range of media such as oil paints, acrylics, watercolor and pencil.Two of the earliest books with something like the format picture books still retain now...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
in 2004.
The story is about her grandfather, King Olav V, when he first came from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
to Norway. It tells about how difficult it was to wear crowns while cross country skiing amongst other typical Norwegian winter activities. The illustration
Illustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
s in the book are made by the Norwegian artist Svein Nyhus
Svein Nyhus
Svein Nyhus is a Norwegian illustrator and writer of children's books.-External links:* *...
.