pickIn this children‘s historical fantasy picture book, a small but plucky owl realizes his dream and becomes a knight. There‘s plenty of foreshadowing—dragon imagery is on almost every page—until Owl comes face to face with a massive dragon. Funny, sweet and inspiring. A Caldecott Honor recognizes the charming art, which rewards careful examination to find jokes and surprises. #kidlit
Knight School was hard, but Owl worked and worked. He graduated with honor, as all knights do.
pickCan you see what mom is making for dinner? The dead mice on the trencher make up for the gender stereotypes in this illustration. I loved the book, don't get me wrong. Owl is clever and adorable.
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Unfortunately our US trip and summer holidays interrupted the flow a little - Trix and I had about 20 minutes to go before we left and then struggled to regain the narrative thread when we did many to finish 6 weeks later. It is a good fantasy series, however, in the vein of Tolkien but slightly less complex. Eragon and Safira are interesting heroes and I look forward to seeing how their saga plays out.
Let the kiddos have screen time so I can start on the second book in The Inheritance Cycle. I love rereading this series. I need to see if my local thrift store has the fourth book, so I can complete the collection.
I know it's not Wednesday, but for those of you who love the #weirdwords, you might follow Carmen Agra Deedy on Facebook.
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Please feel free to tag anyone I missed. Carmen Agra Deedy is the author of the Library Dragon
I'm putting off housework to read and fill out my book journal. It's not fancy, but just keeping track of my chapters keeps me motivated.
This year will be filled with reading this series, The Wheel of Time series, and the four secret project books from Brandon Sanderson. Here's hoping by the end of all that, I'll be an expert swordsman.
