Spoiled Princess Penelope can't get her new parrot to talk until Prince Percival comes courting. She hides the useless parrot behind a curtain, to have the prince be greeted by "Talk, Big Beak!" and "Look, Birdbrain!" Winner of the C.S. Lewis Medal and the Washington Children's C...

Spoiled Princess Penelope can't get her new parrot to talk until Prince Percival comes courting. She hides the useless parrot behind a curtain, to have the prince be greeted by "Talk, Big Beak!" and "Look, Birdbrain!" Winner of the C.S. Lewis Medal and the Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award. Full color.

Spoiled Princess Penelope cannot get her new parrot to talk, even after threatening it and calling it nasty names. But when Prince Percival comes courting, the parrot gets revenge on the greedy princess in a hilarious and fitting conclusion.

** Featuring bonus audio!**