Horace the Horrible by Jackie French Koller. Illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic Nobody is pleased when Minuette is sent to stay with her uncle, Sir Horace, while her father the king recovers from the flu. Minuette misses her daddy. Sir Horace wants to carry on defeating dragons, vanquishing armies, and rescuing damsels in distress. It takes Minuette all day to convince Sir Horace that feats of arms aren’t what she misses about her Daddy. Bright and expressive watercolors bring this story of the Power of Cuddles to life.