The Plot to Kill a Queen illustrator-Tony Ross people (and bear) pleaser of

people (and bear) pleaser of a story about the fear of being different

their lives are changed forever

and a strange sickness that befalls Oli's best friend

But it does when Cow passes her anger along to Duck who takes it out on Frog who is mean to Bird who upsets Goat who bothers Pig

to find the legendary Pearl in order to sell it and make money

The Plot to Kill a Queen illustrator-Tony Ross people (and bear) pleaser of*Signed Bookplate* Publishers Weekly calls this utterly charming, deftly crafted mystery about an intrepid young girl's quest to foil a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I "worthy of a standing ovation". Emilia Bassano is a girl who relishes the music of words. Although she plays the lute and writes poetry, Emilia nurtures a dream: to hear her words come alive on stage. Emilia wants to write soliloquies for heroes and kings and queens of old,