The King of the Copper Mountains by Paul Biegel

The King is very ill. The doctor says that all that will save him now is if he is told a different story every night. But when his trusty, talking dog has used up all his fabulous stories,what will passers-by tell the old king?

This is a story with stories inside it and very exciting stories they are as well! I had a fun time figuring out which pieces of each story fitted together and made a kind of jigsaw. Dragon tells of a mighty battle and Rat tells why it happened and Sheep tells who fought in the battle.

I would rate this book 5/5 for readers that don't get bored when talking dogs are putting breakfast on the table and lions are popping princesses' balloons!