A BOOK BY DEREK HUGHES ILLUSTRATED BY NATHAN CHRISTOPHER

Humpty Dumpty
Lived Near a Wall.

A familiar rhyme takes an unexpected turn.

THE OLD RHYME, RETOLDSCROLL TO THE STORY

PHOTOGRAPH BY SHELLY MOSMAN

NO. 01 THE STORY

What was
Humpty up to?

Humpty Dumpty has a secret mission. In this retelling, his encounter with the wall raises a question about why it is there in the first place.

WRITTEN BYDerek Hughes

ILLUSTRATED BYNathan Christopher

PUBLISHEDJanuary 7, 2020

DETAILS48 pages · Ages 10+

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“Wickedly, subversively brilliant.”

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