Jolly Good Jousts

I love books of knights, dragons, and daring deeds.  So here are a few of my favorite stories . . .

Digory the Dragon Slayer by Angela McAllister
Digory, a gentle boy who likes to spend time alone in the forest and make up songs to sing, accidentally becomes a knight and reluctantly sets off to rescue damsels in distress, slay dragons, and marry a princess.

The Lovesick Salesman by Margaret Gray
Even after being refused admission to the Heroic Academy, Irwin, a lowly shopkeeper in the Kington of Coriander, longs to prove that he is a true hero and win the love of the beautiful, wise, Princess Julia.

The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great by Gerald Morris
Relates tales of Sir Lancelot, the bravest knight in King Arthur's court.

Pagan's Crusade by Catherine Jinks
In twelfth-century Jerusalem, orphaned sixteen-year-old Pagan is assigned to work for Lord Roland, a Templar knight, as Saladin's armies close in on the Holy City.

Knightley Academy by Violet Haberdasher
In an alternate Victorian England, fourteen-year-old orphan Henry Grim, a maltreated servant at an exclusive school for the "sons of Gentry and Quality," begins a new life when he unexpectedly becomes the first commoner to be accepted at Knightley Academy, a prestigious boarding school for knights.

Jolly Good Jousts

I love stories of knights and their daring deeds.  Here are some of my favorites . . .

Thomas and the Dragon Queen by Shutta Crum
When the princess is kidnapped by a dragon queen, thirteen-year-old Thomas, a new--and very small--squire-in-training boldly sets out on a quest to rescue her.

Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
The daughter of two magicians, twelve-year-old Igraine wants nothing more than to be a knight, and when their castle is attacked by a treacherous neighbor bent on stealing their singing magic books, Igraine has an opportunity to demonstrate her bravery.

The Adventures of Sir Givret the Short by Gerald Morris
While not the most intrepid knight of the Round Table, Sir Givret the Short helps King Arthur and the other knights with his cunning and cleverness.

Knight for a Day

Yesterday at the library we learned what it took to become a knight.  So I thought I would share some stories of knights.


Boogie Knights by Lisa Wheeler
When the knights of the castle are awakened by the noise from the Madcap Monster Ball, they decide to join the party.

The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke
Princess Violetta, raised by her widowed father, the king, to ride and joust just like her brothers, is horrified when he announces plans to hold a tournament, the winner of which will win her hand in marriage.

Do Knights Take Naps? by Kathy Tucker
Rhyming text explores what it means to be a knight, what he wears, and what he does for fun.

Good Night, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas
A Good Knight helps three little dragons who are having trouble getting to sleep.