Status Updates From Saint George and the Dragon...

My children and I really enjoyed this one.

I like the knight's pose in this bit, and the billowing clouds around the dragonfire.

The Dragon doesn't really look evil to me. More like a gargoyle or grotesque off a cathedral. But I can still see how it wouldn't be fun to have him terrorizing your fields.

Retelling - Margaret Hodges 0/10
Illustrations - Trina Schart Hyman 10/10

This Red Cross Knight is in service to the Faery Queen???

Now from the furnace inside himself,the dragon threw huge flames that covered all the heavens with smoke and brimstone so that the knight was forced to retreat to save his body from the scorching fire. HUH!????

This book has lovely illustrations, but meh, the text is really bad: too much description, poorly structured sentences and the words lack an emotional clout. I don't really give a toss what happens to either of them....Do dragons have paws?

This story starts suddenly almost in the middle of the tale. The princess and the knight are heading towards a fight with a dragon....it's not very inspiring, certainly not gripping!