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Title: Custard the Dragon and the Wicked Knight by Ogden Nash, Lynn Munsinger, Cgden Nash ISBN: 0-316-59882-8 Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd) Pub. Date: April, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Gotta love Nash
Comment: This is the 1961 sequel to "The Tale of Custard the Dragon" which was written in 1936. Both books are beautifully and imaginatively illustrated by Lynn Munsinger in their 1995 & 1996 publications. As with other works by Nash, the verse and illustrations vie for significance and importance. His couplets are cute with his tongue in cheek. The words and images carry a slightly archaic, old fashioned overtone that is pleasing.
This is not the greatest children's book ever published. However, the nuanced language is intriguing. It has a meaningful moral - that true bravery is not always recognized or rewarded but is a wonderful thing nonetheless. As a result, the "Custard" books have a rather timeless appeal.
Rating: 3
Summary: My are Children's Book violent?
Comment: My twins love to hear Custard's two books, but I wonder why a character always needs to be killed? Is this how we introduce our children to the concept of death? I'd prefer both books resolve their conflicts with an alternative solution, bt I know it's too late for a revision!
Rating: 4
Summary: Custard to the rescue...
Comment: A fanciful turn about a damsel in distress named Belinda, being rescued from Sir Garagooyle, the wicked, wicked knight by her faithful friendly dragon, Custard. The rhymes are fun, how often do you find edelweiss used in rhymes! The pictures are just right, my 4 year old loves Custard. We received this book as a gift and were delighted in it.
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Title: The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie dePaola, Tomie dePaola ISBN: 0698116232 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Selected Poetry of Ogden Nash: 650 Rhymes, Verses, Lyrics, and Poems by Ogden Nash, Archibald MacLeish ISBN: 1884822304 Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Pub Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Knights in Shining Armor by Gail Gibbons ISBN: 0316300381 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Knight Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Picture Puffins) by Barbara Shook Hazen, Tony Ross, Nan Bodsworth ISBN: 014054545X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: June, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame, Michael Hague ISBN: 0805008020 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: June, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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