King Arthur's Very Great Grandson
Hardcover – Picture Book, July 24, 2012
Candlewick Press · Hardcover · July 24, 2012
Newcomer Kenneth Kraegel wryly draws from myth and legend to craft a daring and inventive tale to delight adventurers of all ages.
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- Who it’s for
- A young adventurer’s search for a proper battle meets mythical creatures with other ideas.
- Themes
- Adventure, Expectations versus reality, Unexpected alternatives to fighting
- Genres
- Mythical Creatures, Arthurian Tales, Monsters
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Newcomer Kenneth Kraegel wryly draws from myth and legend to craft a daring and inventive tale to delight adventurers of all ages. Henry Alfred Grummorson is the great-great-great-great-great-greatgreat grandson of Arthur, King of Britain. On his sixth birthday, adorned with a helmet and sword, Henry goes in search of adventure. He challenges a fire-breathing dragon to a fight, but the dragon prefers a game of blowing smoke rings.
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A cyclops wants only to have a staring contest. Even the griffin will not engage in "a battle to the uttermost" of the type Henry desires. Desperate for a real battle, strength against strength, might against might, Henry seeks out the fearsome leviathan. Has he met his match at last — or might he find something he didn’t know he was looking for? Children bold and imaginative will relate to Henry’s quest — and smile at its unintended consequences.
A Quest Gone Sideways
A young adventurer’s search for a proper battle meets mythical creatures with other ideas.
Come here for
- Arthurian echoes with a playful twist
- Dragons, a cyclops, and a griffin who decline to fight
Expect
- A light, wry picture-book adventure
- Unexpected turns in one boy’s hunt for a worthy opponent
Where it sits
| Mythical Creatures | 50% |
|---|---|
| Monsters | 48% |
| Arthurian Tales | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Mythical Creatures
- Medieval Tales
- Authors
- Kenneth Kraegel
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- July 24, 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Adventure · Expectations versus reality · Unexpected alternatives to fighting
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure