The Purloining of Prince Olemargarine by Mark Twain and Philip Stead illustrated by Erin Stead

Mr. Stead took Mark Twain's notes from a story he told his daughters at bedtime and expanded it into a full story.  Mr. Stead inserts imaginative conversations he had with Twain too.
Johnny only knows of despair and when he eats a magical seed, his life is transformed, but not how he imagined it would be!
Points to discuss: Charles Darwin is mentioned a couple of times.  A comment is made that is history is lies or exaggerated.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this peculiar story!
The illustrations are lovely.
-Borrowed from the library.