The Knight and the Dragon

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Summary: Great Lesson told in a FUN way - encourages discussion
Review: Despite the book is written in English,I've been using it in Central America for Spanish language young readers. My children love the book, because of its message of solidarity and friendship. We enjoy Sr. De Paola's books, but we still prefer this one. Enrique G.Dubon

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Summary: Great book
Review: The book is great. It is very funny. Both my son and I
enjoyed it a lot.
The book is very good for kids who just learned to read.

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Summary: I liked the Knight and the Dragon
Review: This is one of my favorite children's books. A knight and a dragon, both perfectly content on their own, realize that they are not living up to society's expectations of them and begin preparing for THE FIGHT. They're terrible at it, though, and fare much better as restauranteurs. What a great lesson, and what a great way to tell it. The book itself contains very few words, but lots of diPaola's detailed, engaging pictures, making it appropriate for a variety of ages. We've read this to our two-year old, discussing how fighting isn't very helpful. I imagine we'll be reading it to her when she's four or six, discussing how you shouldn't do things you don't like just because others say you should. An added bonus is that the princess, who is never mentioned in the text, provides the solution for "the boys", who initially appear to be the main characters in the story. It's a neat twist on a classic theme.

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Summary: An excellent book for any age
Review: This is one of my favorite children's books. A knight and a dragon, both perfectly content on their own, realize that they are not living up to society's expectations of them and begin preparing for THE FIGHT. They're terrible at it, though, and fare much better as restauranteurs. What a great lesson, and what a great way to tell it. The book itself contains very few words, but lots of diPaola's detailed, engaging pictures, making it appropriate for a variety of ages. We've read this to our two-year old, discussing how fighting isn't very helpful. I imagine we'll be reading it to her when she's four or six, discussing how you shouldn't do things you don't like just because others say you should. An added bonus is that the princess, who is never mentioned in the text, provides the solution for "the boys", who initially appear to be the main characters in the story. It's a neat twist on a classic theme.

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Summary: My kids LOVE this book! And, they don't cry!!!
Review: To begin with, one of the reviewers wrote that her four year old son cried when she read this book to him. WHAAA! Maybe the kid needs a Barbie Doll. Anyway, I have three boys from 2-6 and this is by far the most entertaining book we read together. We sit down together and we read about the clumsy knight and the clumsy dragon who each have no business fighting. It is very funny to see them pass each other, the knight ready to lance the dragon and the dragon ready to cook the knight- and end up in water and trees. I suppose you could make it a serious story if you wanted, about how fighting is not necessary and there are other alternatives and blah, blah, blah. But it DOESN'T have to be! Just read it at face value and laugh with your kids. They will enjoy it and you will to. It really is a fun book and the illustrations are hardly terrifying. In fact, they are rather comical. In the end, the clumsy knight and the dragon befriend each other and open a restaurant. The knight lances the burgers and holds them over his shield- now a BBQ- and the dragon cooks them with his fire breath. An entertaining read for the 3-6 year old "men" in your house. From, Dad P.S. I am sure that those of you with young girls will enjoy the story as well. It is ultimately the princess in the story who sets the two "fighters" straight. Some things never change...