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`The dragon was born in the deepest crevices of a bottomless pool. Its father was Evil, its mother Darkness, and its name was Wickedness.' This magnificent picture book is reissued with a new cover and brings to life this powerful tale of England's patron saint and his triumph over the evil Dragon.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm amazed this book only has one review. I was given it for my son, then four, named George and he loves it and has probably read it over 100 times. If it gets mislaid he gets very upset and that's why I was looking it up on Amazon to check I can replace it if necessary. I can't understand the reviewer who said the story was a little "thin" because I would say it's very detailed. The illustrations are very good.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A lovely book to look at, story a little thin at times I thought, but very readable.
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18 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Challenging authors to share the courage of Saint George
3 Dec 2008
Format:Paperback
Beautiful and powerful illustrations, but grotesque faces depict the pain and savageness of the villagers. Story not adequate for religious education.
My son started pretending he was Saint George killing a dragon, so I began a search for a book that taught the full story. I purchased two books, this one and another book under the same title by Margaret Hodges. Hers embellished the story (see respective review), and this book diluted it. I am surprised that no Catholic or Orthodox companies sell any children's books about Saint George. Reference the following website for the full story of the life of the Holy Great Martyr George:
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Sure, this book by McCaughrean showed that Saint George saved the princess who was about to be sacrificed to the dragon, but to what end? Please consider, there is a reason the early Church viewed this man as a saint and called him "Saint". This book, however, didn't make any mention of the how Saint George turned the thousands of hearts of the city from idolatry toward their true Saviour. This book merely mentions a "white banner crossed with blood", but it was the sign of The Cross that gave Saint George courage to kill the dragon. The only mention of any Christian word, and superficial at that, is in the Afterword on the last page of the book written in smaller letters for adults. I hope someday an author will write a new book about Saint George and find the courage, like Saint George had, to mention the name of Jesus Christ.
My son started pretending he was Saint George killing a dragon, so I began a search for a book that taught the full story. I purchased two books, this one and another book under the same title by Margaret Hodges. Hers embellished the story (see respective review), and this book diluted it. I am surprised that no Catholic or Orthodox companies sell any children's books about Saint George. Reference the following website for the full story of the life of the Holy Great Martyr George:
[...]
Sure, this book by McCaughrean showed that Saint George saved the princess who was about to be sacrificed to the dragon, but to what end? Please consider, there is a reason the early Church viewed this man as a saint and called him "Saint". This book, however, didn't make any mention of the how Saint George turned the thousands of hearts of the city from idolatry toward their true Saviour. This book merely mentions a "white banner crossed with blood", but it was the sign of The Cross that gave Saint George courage to kill the dragon. The only mention of any Christian word, and superficial at that, is in the Afterword on the last page of the book written in smaller letters for adults. I hope someday an author will write a new book about Saint George and find the courage, like Saint George had, to mention the name of Jesus Christ.
The art is brilliant, but unpleasant, the story doesn't engage.
25 April 2012
Format:Paperback
There's no doubt in my mind that Nicki Palin is a wonderful artist. Her pictures convey a lot of action, and in an antique, mediaeval style that is reminiscent of Breugel. But they are not nice. This is not a comforting story of a gentle hero out to vanquish some terrible foe to defend the virtuous maiden, but rather the haggard-faced warrior out to battle a poor beast who is doing nothing more than feeding himself. My ten year-old remarked that the princess's face looked like a man, and that he didn't like the pictures, and I quite understood what he meant. As for the writing, again, the story is told in a literary fashion, but I found no sympathy with the humans here. At the end, despite the technical achievement of both writer and illustrator, it was a disappointing way of commemorating our patron saint.
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