Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret…

Saint George and the Dragon (1984)

by Margaret Hodges

Other authors: Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator)

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The illustrations are very detailed and pretty, but the story is probably a little long winded for younger children. (

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dukefan86 | May 29, 2013 |

Caldecott winner, 1985
illustrations set through a lens of a window.
knight has to fight dragon to win girl
a lot of text- fairy tale/legend/myth

Phill242 | May 6, 2013 |

Caldecott Winner 1985

There are a lot of words. (

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scote23 | Mar 30, 2013 |

The story part is a little verbose, but I really liked this book overall. (

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kathleen586 | Mar 30, 2013 |

Saint George and the Dragon is a retelling of the old European folk tale about a brave knight who ventures off to slay a dragon that is terrorizing Princess Una’s kingdom. Accompanied by Princess Una and a nameless dwarf, they embark on their successful journey to slay the terrifying dragon. In the end, in true folk tale fashion, the king rewards the brave knight with Princess Una’s hand in marriage. The illustrator, Trina Schart Hyman, does an excellent job in creating complementary illustrations that adds to the old English feel of the story. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Margaret Hodges	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Hyman, Trina Schart	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

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Caldecott Medal (1985)

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To Bob and Jan Hinman, in memory of a feast of feasts, the night of the reading, and of the George and Dragon puppets. --M.H.

To Hilary Knight, with love --T.S.H.

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In the days when monsters and giants and fairy folk lived in Englans, a noble knight was riding across a plain.

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But the knight told the king never to forget the poor people, and gave he rich gifts to them.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0316367958, Paperback)

This special new paperback edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years, bringing peace and joy back to the land. Featuring a fresh new cover design - with artwork that highlights the dragon adventure within - and distinctive embossed gold Caldecott Award sticker, this is the perfect way to introduce the classic tale to a whole new generation of readers.

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Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.