Queens have two birthdays, one on the day they were born and one on the day it would have been most convenient for them to have been born on. It is the convenient one that counts.

This Queen is not a happy little Queen. It's her unofficial birthday and no one had brought her a present. Not the Prime Minister, not the Treasurer, and not even her lazy Ladies-in-Waiting. All she wants is one small, one very cheap, present. Just because it has four legs and a tail and isn't very easy to wrap up. Shouldn't put anyone off...

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Hilary McKay is a critically acclaimed author who has won many awards, including the Guardian Children's