The Storybook Knight

n nAge Level: 4 to 8 - Grade Level: K to 4n nWhat's a knight's greatest power? Stories, of course From the author/illustrator team behind The Snatchabook n nEven dragons love a good story...n nLeo was a gentle knight nin thought and word and deed. nWhile other knights liked fighting, nLeo liked to sit and read...n nWhen Leo's mom and dad pack him off to fight a dragon, he takes a shield, a sword--and a pile of his favorite books.n nBut can a story be as mighty as a sword?n nAn Autumn 2016 Kids Indie Next Pick nA 2017-2018 SSYRA Jr. List Titlen nPraise for The Snatchabook: n#1 Indie Next Pick nI dare you to try to read The Snatch-a-book silently to yourself. You can't do it. The book is so wonderful it demands to be read out loud. And besides, if you didn't read the book out loud, how would the Snatch-a-book hear it?--Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick nThis ever-so-sweet story begs to be read out loud.--Booklist nThe gorgeous illustrations are a perfect match for the lively text. This book is a fabulous fit for both storytime and one-on-one reading. Children will be begging for this book to be read to them every night-clever ones will claim they want to keep the Snatchabook happy.--School Library Journal nThe husband-and-wife team of the Dochertys have a winner in this heartwarming tribute to the essential role of bedtime reading in the lives of families.--Publishers Weekly nThe story is sweet and the illustrations darling.--Kirkus nThis whodunit with an uplifting ending will appeal to fans of How the Grinch Stole Christmas . . . it] celebrates bedtime reading as a ritual to be revered, and features a thief who merely wants to share in the fun. --Shelf Awareness Pron