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Title: Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges, Trina Schart Hyman ISBN: 0-316-36795-8 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 04 September, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Recreates an Illuminated Manuscript to Tell about St. George
Comment: This book was a Caldecott Medal winner as the best illustrated children's book in 1987. You will never see a finer set of modern simulations of a Middle Ages illuminated manuscript. The full range of the rainbow is vividly and brilliantly worked into almost every illustration. On text pages, the illuminations surround the words while on illustrated pages, they fill across the whole page -- border and all.
Unlike most children's stories, this one captures the full richness of the original tale as told by Spenser in the Faerie Queen. Without all the background of that story, some references here are not clear, so you'll want to explain them to your child.
The book features a ferocious three day battle between St. George and the dragon. For sensitive children, that battle in this book could encourage nightmares. I suggest that you either not share the book with children who might be frightened, or read it to them early in the day.
When a dragon terrorizes her father's kingdom, Princess Una escapes from the family castle to seek help. After an arduous journey, she finds the Red Cross Knight and calls upon him for assistance. He follows her back toward the castle. Along the way, he glimpses aspects of his future life.
Upon the plain surrounding the castle, a terrible and aggressive dragon waits to attack. The knight bravely attacks, but his weapon is no match for the dragon. He is gravely wounded and falls to the earth. It looks like the battle is over. Miraculously, the knight is restored to full strength the next day. The battle recommences, and the knight is again devastated by the dragon. But the knight has injured the dragon a little. Once again, the knight revives and the third day provides the titanic battle in which the knight slays the dragon.
The king and queen come out to welcome the knight, and offer him many riches. The knight modestly declines and pleads that the riches be given to the poor, instead. The king offers Princess Una's hand in marriage and his kingdom. The knight protests that he must serve the Fairy Queen for 6 more years. The king says that is all right, and the two are married. The knight comes and goes to serve his duty.
In time, he becomes known as St. George, the patron saint of England.
The story contains many worthwhile moral lessons such as being steadfast in one's duty, overcoming adversity through persistance and courage, and preferring to help others rather than seeking rewards for oneself. As such, the book is much more inspiring and heroic than most modern children's literature, and will become a favorite of those who like to take the challenges of the hard path.
After you and your child finish reading this story, on some occasions you should talk about what challenges face modern people. How can we serve others? How can we be modest in our pursuit? How can our lives provide lessons for others?
Pursue to the limits of potential and imagination!
Rating: 4
Summary: Kevin's Review of St. George and the Dragon
Comment: I am a fan of fantasy, and this children's book delivers a great fantasy story complete with mystical objects, mystical creatures, love, and heavy conflict. The book boils down to one of the long-heard "dragon-slaying-stories". This is very well written adventure making it a wonderful fantasy short-story. The pictures are nothing short of stunning. From the frame artwork of dancing sprites, angels, and knights to the giant dragon who's glamour has trouble fitting into a single page.
This is a book where I would've given an extra half-star. While this book is great for adults to read and enjoy, its intended audience might not be able to enjoy it to its fullest. The story is complex enough to make the reader have to achieve a certain age to be able to completely understand what is going on. There also are some scenes with mild to medium bloodshed.
All in all, a great book to read, and I would highly recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Children's Book Ever
Comment: This is perhaps the first book I ever truly loved. At sixteen, it seems almost strange that I should find myself writing a review of a children's book, but it was just that good, that memorable, and that much a part of my childhood. As probably the only person to comment on this after having read it as a child, I think that this book is one of those children's books that is so very memorable; I would even compare this book to the famous "Goodnight Moon". The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, and the story is enchanting and enthralling. It is in essence the perfect children's book, and practically made me fall in love with reading.
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Title: The Kitchen Knight: A Tale of King Arthur by Margaret Hodges, Trina Schart-Hyman, Trina Schart Hyman ISBN: 082340787X Publisher: Holiday House Pub. Date: September, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons ISBN: 0316300381 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Rapunzel (Caldecott Medal Book) by Paul O. Zelinsky, Jacob W. Grimm ISBN: 0525456074 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks, Richard Egielski ISBN: 0374330603 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 01 November, 1986 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Hundredth Name by Shulamith Levey Oppenheim, Michael Hays ISBN: 1563976943 Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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