El tacto del rey

K-Gr 3—Assumptions play a role in El tacto del rey—a title couched in classic sibling rivalry. A king loses his sight and appoints his kindhearted son to assume the throne. Yet behind the scenes, readers witness the treachery and trickery on the part of his irresponsible brother to outwit the blind king. The expressive, comic-style illustrations are lively on textured paper. La narizota de Pozia, another entry in this series about the senses, tells the tale of a spiteful princess. Since her nose is so big, she makes all her female subjects wear "nose hats" equal in size to her own nose to minimize the beauty of others. The illustrations are modern in hue and sheen and are constructed digitally with a combination of drawing and collage. The collage elements are vintage laces, wallpapers, and old valentines and advertisements, but the lack of texture and contrast in the shiny, saturated finish detracts from the overall quality. Both volumes have endnotes about one of the senses and use all-caps typography.