Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns

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Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns
AuthorPrincess Märtha Louise of Norway
IllustratorSvein Nyhus
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's
PublisherSkandisk
Publication date
30 September 2006
Media typePrint (Hardcover) & Audio Book)
Pages32 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN978-1-57534-038-8 (hardcover edition)
OCLC137294522

Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns is a fairytale written by Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and released as a children's book in the US in 2005. The original version was released as a picture book in Norway in 2004.

The story is about her grandfather, King Olav V, when he first came from Denmark to Norway. It tells about how difficult it was to wear crowns while cross country skiing amongst other typical Norwegian winter activities. The illustrations in the book are made by the Norwegian artist Svein Nyhus.

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