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Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns
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Author Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Illustrator Svein Nyhus
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children's
Publisher Skandisk
Publication date
30 September 2006
Media type Print (Hardcover) & Audio Book)
Pages 32 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN 978-1-57534-038-8 (hardcover edition)
OCLC 137294522

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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