Shelley Moore Thomas

This is a silly book that focuses on a little girl making lots of assumptions about Narwhals - just because. It's funny and entertaining, and my storytime kids really enjoyed it. It made them laugh, it gave me a chance to do vocal changes, and it stuck in their heads for the duration of our weekly program!

The Good Knight hears the three dragons sneezing in the forest, so he rushes off to the wizard for a something to make his friends better. However, the wizard's concoctions are rejected by the dragons as being too smelly and too slimy, and the Good Knight must find a cure for their colds elsewhere.

The story is fun, silly and repetitive in a way appreciated by young readers. The Good Knight's character displays an entertaining amount of Medieval-esque melodrama (“Fear not, good dragons!” show more he cries before he's off to seek assistance from the wizard), not unlike a child pretending to be a knight in shining armor. The art is charming, the Good Knight-- and his horse-- sport looks of deep concern at the dragon's plight, and the dragons' soup-rejecting faces are adorable and funny, as are their looks of increasing suspicion for every new potion the Good Knight brings to them. Incidental images abound for a reader's amusement; the toys in the dragons' cave are delightfully anachronistic (including a soccer ball and music player with headphones), cats carry around ingredients and consult recipes while helping the wizard, and the walls of the Good Knight's mother's house are adorned with framed photographs of her son in armor and on horseback. This easy reader will certainly entertain an elementary school child. show less

The old, old wizard asks the three little dragons to take care of his cats while he's away for the day. They're happy to do so, but the one problem is they can't read! So when it comes time to deciphering the wizard's care instructions, things go horribly awry. Luckily, the Good Knight is there to help them out.

This book is very funny, especially seeing the cats' reactions to the various things the dragons have them do -- like go swimming in the lake instead of giving them water to drink! show more The cartoonish illustrations are not usually my taste, but they work well with this silly story.

I shared this book with kids from a variety of age groups, and most seemed to enjoy the book and its humor. The book is part of series, but it seems to stand up pretty well on its own. show less

A brave and goodhearted knight. Baby dragons asking for a drink of water, a story, and a song. Great repetition to aid in that whole learning-to-read thing. And dragon pajamas. With cars on them. What's not to love?!