If I Were King is a heartwarming picture book about the importance of home and family from the fantastic illustrator Chelsea O'Byrne. Thomas is fed up with his annoying family. He has been stuck inside with them for ages and he can't even escape into his books without his annoying little brother distracting him.'If I were a king, I would be in charge! No more eggs and toast for breakfast, I'd eat CAKE! I would read books all day long, and wear a glittering gold crown that I'd never take off.'But after a night of particularly strong wishing, he wakes up a king and can do anything he wants! Living in the castle are all the other children who had the same wish. Things are fun at first but, even though he is allowed cake for breakfast, it doesn't seem as fun as if he could share it with his naughty little brother. This moving story about the power of imagination and the even greater power of home is told with tenderness with words and beautiful illustrations by the enormously talented Chel
A picture book about the importance of home and family from the fantastic illustrator Chelsea O'Byrne. Thomas is fed up with his annoying family. He has been stuck inside with them for ages and he can't even escape into his books without his annoying little brother distracting him.'If I were a king, I would be in charge! No more eggs and toast for breakfast, I'd eat CAKE! I would read books all day long, and wear a glittering gold crown that I'd never take off.' But after a night of particularly strong wishing, he wakes up a king and can do anything he wants! Living in the castle are all the other children who had the same wish. Things are fun at first but, even though he is allowed cake for breakfast, it doesn't seem as fun as if he could share it with his naughty little brother. This is a heartwarming story about the power of imagination and the even greater power of home.
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Table of ContentsThe Series of Brushing off the Enshrouding Dust 003Post-Apocalyptic Era: The King of Kings004 ｜Introduction006 ｜In Search of the Wandering King in the Mortal World008 ｜Post-Apocalyptic Era: The King of Kings - Reasons for Publication015 ｜1. With what kind of predestined affinities, that made "Thousands of Deities and Buddhas come to the mortal world"?021 ｜Sesame Flat Bread Song - The Question and Answer Song of the Emperor and the Master024 ｜2. In the Book of Revelation of the West: The Appearance of the "King of Kings"026 ｜The Book of Revelation030 ｜3. The Truth about "Easter": Easter, the Rabbit and the Egg035 ｜◎ Appendix: The Legend of the Jade Rabbit of the "Moon" and the heavenly secret of the "Creator"038 ｜4. Nostradamus Les Propheties - A short poem about the appearance of the Saint040 ｜◎ Appendix: "The Creator" suffered for all beings040 ｜(I) The Great and Merciful "Creator" in 1999042 ｜(II) The "Creator" again suffered for all beings in 2012046 ｜5. Who are you
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