The Queen's Nose
1983 novel by Dick King-Smith
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The Queen's Nose is a children's novel by Dick King-Smith, first published by Gollancz in 1983 with illustrations by Jill Bennett. Set in England, where King-Smith lived, it features a girl who can use a fifty pence coin to make wishes. When the book was reprinted in 1994 publishers HarperTrophy commissioned a new cover art illustrated by Michael Koelsch.[2] The book was adapted into the 1995 TV series The Queen's Nose, which ran for 7 series.[3]
First edition | |
| Author | Dick King-Smith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Gollancz |
| Publication date | 10 February 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 111pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-06-023245-5 ISBN 978-0-06-023245-0 ISBN 0-06-023246-3 ISBN 978-0-06-023246-7 |
| OCLC | 11624157 |
| LC Class | PZ7.K5893 Qe 1983 [1] |
Plot
The book by Dick King-Smith features the story of Harmony Parker, a 10-year-old girl who wants an animal of her own, but this is not allowed by her parents, who think that animals are dirty. Harmony has a 15-year-old sister, Melody, who spends most of her time looking in a mirror. Harmony's best friend is a toy dog, Rex Ruff Monty.
Harmony believes that animals are more interesting than people, and so she pictures the people she meets as animals; her father is a sea lion, her mother a Pouter pigeon and her sister a Siamese cat.
She receives a magic 50p coin from her uncle Ginger, which grants her seven wishes whenever she rubs the side of the coin that Queen Elizabeth II's nose is pointed at.
Releases
Audio books
Books
| Book | Year Published | Cover Picture | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Queen's Nose[7] | 10 February 1983 | A Girl with a bear | Hardback Original 1st Edition. |
| The Queen's Nose[8] | 1983 | A Girl with a bear | Hardback 1st American edition. |
| The Queen's Nose[9] | March 1984 | A Girl with a bear | Hardback Second Impression. |
| The Queen's Nose[10] | April 1985 | A Girl with a bear. | Library Binding. |
| The Queen's Nose[11] | 28 November 1985 | A Rabbit. | Paperback Original Book by Dick King-Smith Re-released a number of times. |
| The Queen's Nose[12] | 1989 | Unknown | Hard Cover Re-print. |
| The Queen's Nose[13] | September 1994 | Michael Koelsch[2] | Paperback Re-print. |
| The Queen's Nose[14] | 26 October 1995 | A picture of Victoria Shalet from the TV series with a rabbit. | Paperback TV Tie-in ed edition |
| The Queen's Nose: Harmony's Return[15] | 29 October 1996 | A picture of Victoria Shalet from the TV series with a hamster. | Paperback TV Tie-in ed edition |
| Queen's Nose: Harmony's Holiday[16] | 31 October 1998 | A picture of Victoria Shalet from the TV series with a duck. | Paperback TV Tie-in ed edition |
| The Queen's Nose[17] | 1996 | Unknown | Paperback TV Paperback Re-print. |
| The Queen's Nose[18] | 1 November 2002 | Unknown | Paperback Re-print in Large Print. |
| The Queen's Nose[19] | 17 January 2005 | A Rabbit | Paperback Re-print. |
