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What Does the Queen Want Most of All?

Welcome to the Kingdom of Ing, where dragons are playful and kind, and where fairies surround the land with enchantment. It should be the very happiest place—but King Alexander and Queen Arabella are sad because they don’t have a baby dragon. Time is passing, and the kingdom needs a prince or princess. Night after night, the Queen can be heard sighing and weeping. But she doesn’t know that an orphaned baby is sighing and weeping, too. The queen dreams of a baby to love, and the baby dreams of her. What is to be done? Can the queen of the fairies and her very best team work their magic to bring a bundle of joy to the Kingdom of Ing? With delightful rhyming lyrics focused on words with “-ing” endings, this imaginative fable is fun to read aloud, while providing opportunities for early reader, vocabulary, and counting skills. With its whimsical illustrations and heartwarming story, this tale of a mother’s longing for a child is sure to become a family favorite.