Many years ago a disciple of Jesus named Thomas was called upon to go to India to do the work of his Lord. At the same time he was commissioned by King Gundaphorus to build a new palace for his Indian kingdom. How Thomas succeeded in doing two things at once is told in this lively tale adapted by Susan Summers from the Apocryphal New Testament. Thomas builds the palace, but not where the king expected to find it. The large format, full colour book for ages 4-11 is superbly illustrated by Jacqueline Sinclair and will provide a lively, entertaining book for a parent to read to a child, or for a child to read alone.

Susan Summers, a retired teacher, is a professional storyteller who tours schools with her exciting and unusual tales, many of them related to Christian themes.