Wild and Wooly, brother and sister, dig through the sand until they reach the North Pole and then begin a long journey home through many magical kingdoms. Along the way they meet Father Christmas, the Good Fairy, a prince, a mermaid, a pirate king, and a gypsy fortuneteller.
One day, a small boy receives a very special invitation—the King and the Queen have invited him to the castle for tea. He accepts, with one question: “May I bring a friend?” “Any friend of our friend is welcome here,” says the King. But their guest’s friend turns out to be someone they never expected! Beatrice Schenk de Regniers’s rhythmic text and the fantastical, jewellike art…