THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE | A Mark Twain Fairytale

Author Philip Stead and illustrator Erin Stead share the story behind finishing Mark Twain’s fairytale, THE PURLOINING OF PRINCE OLEOMARGARINE. The award-winning duo gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at their process for bringing Twain’s bedtime story to life. Visit to discover more about the story and see Mark Twain’s handwritten notes. Want to learn more? In a diary entry from a Paris hotel, Mark Twain describes a typical evening, sat with young daughters Susy an