

The King's Taster
Author: Kenneth Oppel
Narrator: Fred Berman
Unabridged: 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 06/09/2009
Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Beginner Readers
Author: Kenneth Oppel
Narrator: Fred Berman
Unabridged: 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 06/09/2009
Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Beginner Readers
KENNETH OPPEL is the bestselling author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Governor General’s Literary Award; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children’s Novel of the Year by the Times (UK). Kenneth Oppel is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavor, The Boundless, The Nest, Every Hidden Thing, Inkling and the Bloom trilogy. His latest novel is Ghostlight. Ken Oppel lives with his family in Toronto.
Well, I had a problem with the off with your head order, which seemed overly harsh compared to the rest of this story, and of course with the idea of anybody tasting another’s food to check if it’s poisoned (although I did read a great young adult fantasy novel about that: Poison Study by Maria V. S......more
Fun story about Max, the cook's dog, who gets to taste all the king's food before it gets served to the king. When a new king comes to the throne, he refuses to eat any of the delicious food the cook prepares and the cook and his dog have to find out why. A fun group read aloud with great illustrati......more
Max the dog, whose self-appointed position is to be the taster of the kings food. The cook who makes delicious food begins to cook for the kingdom's new king. (who looks about 7 years old) The king does not like the cook's creations so the cook heads to different countries to learn how to make their......more
This was such a sweet story - I loved the adventures to learn new recipes and try new things, as well as the steadfast relationship between cook and dog. I thought the "solution" to the story was going to be different than it turned out, but I think the real twist was great!......more