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A lively read and a brilliant illustration of the moral about being careful what you wish for. -- Junior Quirky and witty illustrations accompany this wacky tale. -- The Children's Bookseller This is a fast and exciting story, full of fun and humour. The illustrations cleverly depict the hapless nature of the pair and complement the crazy adventure told through the story. The book ends with an inspiring and funny moral, which sums up the story wonderfully. -- School Librarian Melling has crated another delightful read-aloud with all the ingredients for a good shared read. Humorous details abound in text and illustrations to amuse both child and adult, and there's a satisfying conclusion to make us all chuckle. -- Books for Keeps Entertaining tale with amusing illustrations. -- Northern Echo
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A lively read and a brilliant illustration of the moral about being careful what you wish for.
Quirky and witty illustrations accompany this wacky tale.
This is a fast and exciting story, full of fun and humour. The illustrations cleverly depict the hapless nature of the pair and complement the crazy adventure told through the story. The book ends with an inspiring and funny moral, which sums up the story wonderfully.
Melling has crated another delightful read-aloud with all the ingredients for a good shared read. Humorous details abound in text and illustrations to amuse both child and adult, and there's a satisfying conclusion to make us all chuckle.
Entertaining tale with amusing illustrations.
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THE KING AND QUEEN were away for a few days and the knight and his horse were appointed royal babysitters for the weekend. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
THE KING AND QUEEN were away for a few days and the knight and his horse were appointed royal babysitters for the weekend. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Excerpt | Back Cover
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is great - brilliant bright inventive fun! There are fantastic illustrations and a light-hearted original story sprinkled with humorous details to make both children and adult readers chuckle. Look out for the peacocks tail cut into a paper-doll pattern.
A knight and his horse are babysitting a little prince and princess for a weekend but it isn't all that easy! No parent/carer could fail to be amused by the mess and exhaustion at the end of day 1. From this strong start, there's a tale of magic and the mischief caused by an errant naughty spell. The knight and the horse are granted three wishes but don't use them wisely, and my children love the hopeless mix-up as the knight and the horse wish for conflicting things. The horse can think only of fluffy slippers and a bucket of carrots and somehow the knight's har becomes a fantastical mass of carrot vine. The horse, fortunately, is able to style it in a topiary bush but it still isn't ideal! The prince and the princess however come to the rescue and maybe baby-sitting can be quite fun after all.
I am already fan of David Mellings since I first came across his illustration style, and from his stories, these characters are my family's particular favourites. If you enjoy this, you will also love "The Kiss that Missed" and "Good Knight, Sleep Tight". A smasher from a re(g)ally good threesome.
A knight and his horse are babysitting a little prince and princess for a weekend but it isn't all that easy! No parent/carer could fail to be amused by the mess and exhaustion at the end of day 1. From this strong start, there's a tale of magic and the mischief caused by an errant naughty spell. The knight and the horse are granted three wishes but don't use them wisely, and my children love the hopeless mix-up as the knight and the horse wish for conflicting things. The horse can think only of fluffy slippers and a bucket of carrots and somehow the knight's har becomes a fantastical mass of carrot vine. The horse, fortunately, is able to style it in a topiary bush but it still isn't ideal! The prince and the princess however come to the rescue and maybe baby-sitting can be quite fun after all.
I am already fan of David Mellings since I first came across his illustration style, and from his stories, these characters are my family's particular favourites. If you enjoy this, you will also love "The Kiss that Missed" and "Good Knight, Sleep Tight". A smasher from a re(g)ally good threesome.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being big fans of the Scallywags, we had big expectations for the Three wishes and The kiss that missed, both are great bed time stories which are already loved and memorised by my 4 year old son. The illustrations are lovely and the language involves both the readers, good fun reads and we look forward to the new book due out later in the yearThe Kiss That MissedThe Scallywags
Format:Paperback
After reading The Kiss That Missed (TKTM) night after night with my daughter, I quickly bought The Three Wishes and Good Knight, Sleep Tight since she'd loved the first so much (and I was getting a bit desperate for a change). Although the illustrations were great as always, the stories were a bit more complicated than TKTM and she wasn't as interested in either of them after the first read. She's 3 so perhaps she'll come to love them when she's a bit older.
I would recommend buying them but perhaps for an older child.
I would recommend buying them but perhaps for an older child.
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The characters and illustrations are fun, quirky and like all David Melling's Knight and his faithful horse tales, they never disappoint, they are never boring. Read more
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