King Arthur's Very Great Grandson Hardcover - 2012

Media reviews

Debut author Kraegel proves he’s a talent to be reckoned with. He has a Monty Pythonesque sense of language, humor, pacing, and character—the text’s mixture of bombastic and deadpan deliveries makes for a stirring read-aloud. This fine sense of the epically absurd also animates Kraegel’s rococo watercolor and ink renderings: in his hands, a dragon’s scales coalesce into an intricate mosaic, a tree is a swirl of mazelike lines, and the sea becomes a tangled mass of blue ribbons.
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From a gifted new author-illustrator comes an original story about a very old hand: namely, Henry Alfred Grummorson, the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of King Arthur. On the day of his sixth birthday, Henry sets out for peril and conquest... Alas, all he finds are peaceable beasts. A Cyclops who prefers staring contests, a dragon who blows smoke rings, a griffin who plays chess — everyone’s actually pretty friendly. It’s still exciting.
—The New York Times

Citations

• Booklist, 08/01/2012, Page 84
• Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 09/01/2012, Page 0
• Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2013, Page 33
• Kirkus Reviews, 06/01/2012, Page 0
• New York Times Book Review, 06/17/2012, Page 19
• NY Times Notable Bks of Year, 12/02/2012, Page 33
• Publishers Weekly, 05/21/2012, Page 56
• School Library Journal, 01/01/2017, Page 45
• Shelf Awareness, 12/21/2012, Page 0