Not one I would revisit, but I like that the author has made a momentous time in history for young children a little bit more memorable with funny pants! This picture book explores the undergarments of the King. No, really, it does - complete with illustrations of the different types he might fancy wearing for any given occasion; the ones with an operational drawbridge were particularly funny. I like that its very much tongue in cheek, suggesting that children might quite like to ask the King what pants he has chosen for the day should they happen across him, but it did feel a bit odd to be discussing his pants nevertheless! Put simply, the King cannot rule without his pants! He even has a devoted Keeper of King’sPants, whose role it is to furnish him with the right pants for every occasion, from EverydayPants, to Weekend Pants, to Coronation Pants. When he was 12 he made a model of a galleon out of a walnut shell which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in London. All in good fun, The King's Pants makes the crowning of a new Monarch a real adventure for young readers.

He wrote his first novel when he was 14, a story about a murder in a school. He sent it to Macmillan who, although they did not accept it, asked to see his next. Nicholas studied painting at the Slade School of Art. During this time he had his first radio play broadcasted by BBC Radio 4. He then completed an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. But in a boxer-shorts blunder at the Royal Mail, the King's undies have been posted to his subjects nationwide! With his Y-fronts gone wandering, how will the King possibly cope? The King cannot rule without his Royal Pants. He has a pair for every occasion: coronation pants (he can't be crowned without them), organic pants (edible in royal emergencies) and even inflatable space-pants (because one never knows when they might come in handy). The King cannot rule without his Royal Pants. He has a pair for every occasion: coronation pants (he can't be crowned without them), organic pants (edible in royal emergencies) and even inflatable space-pants (because one never knows when they might come in handy). But in a boxer-shorts blunder at the Royal Mail, the King's undies have been posted to his subjects nationwide! With his Y-fronts gone wandering, how will the King possibly cope?

With the illustrations presenting young readers with lots of details to giggle over, The King’sPants, is a whimsically comic caper.

The King cannot rule without his Royal Pants. He has a pair for every coronation pants (he can't be crowned without them), organic pants (edible in royal emergencies) and even inflatable space-pants (because one never knows when they might come in handy). But in a boxer-shorts blunder at the Royal Mail, the King's undies have been posted to his subjects nationwide! With his Y-fronts gone wandering, how will the King possibly cope?