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  • Sally Pomme Clayton
    • Events
    • Blog
  • Spoken Word
    • Balkan Fairytale Party
    • Schools
    • Galleries and Gardens
    • The Mighty Goddess – stories, spells, songs
    • Families
    • The Magician’s Apprentice
    • Death and the Warrior Maiden
    • Girls and Goddesses
    • Love in the shadows
    • The White Bear King
    • Eros and Psyche
    • The Frog Princess Punked
    • Crow Blood Snow
    • Solomon and Sheba
    • Mother Danube
    • Night Visit
    • Commissions
  • Written Word
    • Publications
    • The Mighty Goddess – World Myths
    • The King with Dirty Feet
    • The Phoenix of Persia
    • Persephone
    • Tales told in tents
    • Greek Myths
    • Violet and the Sea Giant
  • Learning
    • The archaeology of a story
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Sally Pomme Clayton

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    The King with Dirty Feet

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    The King with Dirty Feet  by Sally Pomme Clayton, illustrated by Rhiannon Sanderson (Otter-Barry Books 2021/ 2018) Winner of ‘Best Picture Book’, Oxford Book Awards 2019 The king has not had a bath for a whole year, and he is starting to smell. When the king finally bathes in the river, he can not get his feet clean. His servant Gabu has three days to rid the land of dirt and dust. Gabu sweeps, brushes, and stitches – as he tries to clean up the kingdom. This new picture book is a re-telling of an old and beloved folktale from Bangladesh. It is gentle and humorous and has a twist…

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