Good knight, bad knight by Tom Knight
Five Mile Press, 2016. ISBN 9781760402921
(Age: 4+) Recommended. Knights, Friendship, Dragons, Humour. Bad
Knight is not enjoying his Knight school: he is failing at
everything. He has really strict teachers and finds the work very
hard, so much so that the other kids laugh at him. He is building a
catapult in school while others are making nesting boxes, but he is
waiting for his cousin to arrive. Good Knight will be a friend. But
Good Knight turns out to be just as good as Bad Knight is bad. He
can talk to his mother about cooking, is terrific at swordsmanship,
goes into the haunted forest with aplomb, and has even mastered
tapestry making. During his visit he comes top of the class while
his cousin lingers at the bottom rung. The teacher plans a
tournament with the pair playing each other, with rather predictable
results, that is until a dragon arrives and target Good Knight. But
cousin Bad knows just what to do, luring the dragon away so that he
can use his invention to the satisfaction of everyone, except of
course, the dragon.
A funny read, children will learn lots of information about medieval
times as well as courage and friendship. The humorous illustrations
will further entreat the readers as they read through the book, and
they will pore over the endpapers with their intricate drawings
designed to tickle everyone's funny bone.
Fran Knight