{"product_id":"the-king-of-nothing-isbn-9781681372907","title":"The King of Nothing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA smart and witty picture book about a king whose pride is challenged, by the renowned Spanish illustrator and children's author Guridi.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is not nothing to be the king of nothing and the formidable king of nothing presides with proper pride over his kingdom of which nothing is known except that he is the king. He parades through his kingdom, and he oversees his kingdom, and he sets out to defend his kingdom—especially when, one day, out of the blue, the last thing he would ever have expected or wanted shows up within its borders: something.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat to do?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe King of Nothing \u003c\/i\u003eis a sly and witty and entertaining parable about personhood and power, about always getting your way and not always getting your way, and getting on anyway. It is a playful book of first philosophy and fundamental psychology for kids, brilliantly executed and illustrated by Guridi, a renowned Spanish artist and author for children.\u003cb\u003eRaúl Nieto Guridi \u003c\/b\u003e was born in Seville, Spain, in 1970, the son  of a draftsman and a painter, and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of  Seville. Early in his career he concentrated on painting and graphic  design, but starting in 2010, he turned to illustrating children's  books, and has since written or provided illustrations for more than  thirty books. Among the works he has illustrated available in English  are \u003ci\u003eThe Day I Became a Bird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Drop of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e by Ingrid Chabbert; \u003ci\u003eRelaxations\u003c\/i\u003e by Mamen Duch; and \u003ci\u003eNo Water No Bread\u003c\/i\u003e by Luis Amavisca. Asked in 2010 about his dreams for the future, Guridi  responded, \"to illustrate all the stories I'd love to tell and to tell  all the stories I'd love to illustrate, to be loving to those who light  up my life day after day, and to be happy and to make them happy, which  to my mind are one and the same.\" \u003ci\u003eThe King of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is the second book  Guridi has both written and illustrated that has been translated into  English. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSaul Endor\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator living in Brooklyn, NY.","brand":"NYR Children's Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305398063333,"sku":"NP9781681372907","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781681372907.jpg?v=1767740055","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-king-of-nothing-isbn-9781681372907","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}