Everywhere he goes, Prince Roger makes people laugh. He hasn't a serious bone in his body, only funnybones. When the King sends Roger to a wizard to help him become serious, the wizard sends him on a quest. Where? "Betwixt, between, or beyond," is all the wizard can say before he starts to giggle. What a quest this will be for the jolly prince. Armed with magic powder, Roger turns into a daisy, a cow, a snake, an armchair, and the life of the party at his first stop, the Forever Forest. Will Roger ever get serious? To complete the quest, he still has to find the Dastardly Divide, the Valley of Vengeance, and the Sea of Screams. Liberally littered with giants, princesses, and other enchanting creatures, A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears is Jules Feiffer at his humorous best. An award-winning author, cartoonist, and playwright, Feiffer has kept generations of readers laughing with his highly imaginative works. This spirited reading by John McDonough is a special treat.