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Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown

Verses for a Despotic Age

9781797209463

Chronicle Books
Available: 09/29/20
6.25 x 8.25 · 104 pages
Ages 4-6 years
9781797209463
CDN $34.95 · cl

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John Lithgow

New York Times Bestseller

Following the success of hisNew York Times bestsellerDumpty, award-winning actor, author, and illustrator John Lithgow presents a brand-new collection of satirical poems chronicling the despotic age of Donald Trump.

Trumpty Dumpty Wanted a Crown is darker and more hard-hitting than ever. Lithgow writes and draws with wit and fury as he takes readers through another year of the shocking events involving Trump and his administration. His uproarious poems and illustrations encompass Trump's impeachment, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests, and much more. Lithgow targets Mitch McConnell, Mike Pompeo, Bill Barr, Jared Kushner, Elaine Chao, and many others, but also includes a few heroes of the moment, including AnthonyFauci, Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, and even Barack Obama.

The book arrives at a time when it's needed most. With all-new poems and never-before-seen line drawings, Lithgow will once again make readers laugh and pause to remember some of the most defining moments in recent history-skewering the reign of King Dumpty one stanza at a time.

Digital audio edition read by the author.



John Lithgow is an actor with two Tonys, six Emmys, two Golden Globes, and two Oscar nominations. He has starred in the hit TV series3rd Rock from the Sun, Dexter, The Crown, andPerry Mason and in critically acclaimed films such asThe World According to Garp, Terms of Endearment, and the recentBombshell. Lithgow has performed on Broadway twenty-five times and in England with both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In addition to theNew York Times bestsellerDumpty, he has written nine children's picture books, and his recordings for kids have landed him four Grammy nominations.