Once, when we all had to stay home for the whole long springtime, When schools were closed And work was closed And everything fun was canceled, Dad said, "Let's take a walk." On this walk, the family discovers two abandoned duck eggs and takes them home to wait for them to hatch. They read and learn and laugh and wait together until one day... Pip and Zip are born!

This enthralling modern fairy tale from Caldecott and Newbery Honor winner Tomie dePaola and debut illustrator Doug Salati celebrates the greatest power of all: love. In a small kingdom along an ancient road, a bell rings out. The beloved king has died, leaving his magnificent and powerful Imperial Robe to his heir, the young prince. But when the prince's jealous older half-brother steals the Imperial Robe, slashing it to bits, the prince can no longer rule--and the small kingdom is in great danger. Now the young prince must find another source of power and of strength--and he finds it in a surprising place.