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KING JACK AND THE DRAGON

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bently
Author's First Name: 
Peter
Illustrator's First Name: 
Helen
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Oxenbury
Publisher: 
Dial
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Peter Bently's rhyming text skips nimbly from page to page, begging to be read aloud, while Oxenbury's illustrations invite the slower delights of poring over details and pondering expressions. Up to Seven. Kristi Jemtegaard

A trio of pint-sized knights, a bouncy rhyming text, and gloriously detailed illustrations add up to a tale of fearsome beasts, fabulous feasts, and backyard bravery.