King Smelly Feet

　　Once upon a time there were no shoes, and there was a king who refused to wash his feet. "Pongsoles!" "Wifferfeet!" "Stinkitoes!" giggled the children behind his back. So the Royal River was prepared, and the King went in for a Royal Bathe. But do you think washing his feet Just This Once was the solution to the problem? Of course not! Among Hiawyn Oram's many books for children are In the Attic, Sabby and the Dream Monsters, and The Giants, the Mice and the Marshwiggles. John Shelley was shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award for his book Secret in the Matchbox.