When a bad-tempered king punishes Daphne, a young artist, he soon realizes that he has met his match. For Daphne turns her punishment, a dunce cap, into a fashionable and regal hat and now every villager wants to wear one. Daphne''s caring, creative spirit may just be what the kingdom and the king has needed.

Julie Fortenberry is an artist who has illustrated several children's picture books, including Pirate Boy. She lives in Pittsboro, North Carolina