A Royal Pain in the Burp #15 [Paperback]

George and his classmates are giving reports on their family trees, and their presentations will be broadcast on the local news. George is excited, but when he discovers he’s related to the king of Arfendonia—a place no one has ever heard of—he panics. What if he makes a fool of himself on live TV? And even worse, what if his burp decides to make a guest appearance? Then George will be a total royal embarrassment!Nancy Krulik has written over one hundred books for children and young adults, including twoNew York Timesbest sellers. Her very first story (in first grade) was about how she wanted to be Mary Poppins because she wanted to dance in the park with Bert and the penguins.

Aaron Blecha was raised by a school of giant squid in Wisconsin and now lives with his family by the south English seaside. He works as an artist designing funny characters, animating cartoons, and illustrating books, including the Harry Hammer shark series. You can enjoy more of his weird creations at www.monstersquid.com.

Chapter 1
 

 
“I want everyone to enjoy a big piece of my Monday-morning surprise,” Mrs. Kelly told the fourth-graders as she put plates on each of their desks. “It’smonkey bread! And it’s delicious.”
 
George Brown had never seen anything like this. It did not look delicious. It lookedlumpy and brown.
 
“Is this bread made from monkeys?” George asked nervously.
 
Everyone in the class started laughing.
 
“No,” Mrs. Kelly assured him. “It’s made from flour, cinnamon, and sugar. Many people bake monkey bread, but this is my grandmother’s special recipe.”
 
“Why is it called monkey bread?” George asked.
 
“I don’t really know,” Mrs. Kelly admitted. “But some people say monkey bread got its name because it resembles tlC6