It has been awhile since I've....laughed this hard, loved a book THIS much, or updated my blog. The first time I read this book I was laughing and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Upon finishing it I asked my kids, "So what did you think?" My middle child answered, "Ugh! Mom, you don't laugh like that 'cause it's not funny! It's really long and you were laughing in my ear." Can you imagine my disappointment? A book I wanted to read over and over and over wasn't my kids' favorite!
Fast forward two weeks later, my previously mentioned son, using his own free will, picked this story for bedtime. I was trying to hurry through because I had gotten a late start on bedtimes. My son stops me and turns the page back, "Mom, you forgot to say the 'OKAY!' part!" as he points to a small word bubble. He can't read, so I am pretty sure he has just memorized the book and that's how he knows I missed that spot.
Steve Smallman and Lee Wildish did a fantastic job with not only an amazingly fun rhyming story but incredibly fun pictures to go along with it! The flow of rhyming in this book is just outstanding, I marvel at it every time I read it. I love the illustrations of the vikings and the proper dragon! I think one of my new school year goals will be to memorize this book so that whenever I'm in a bad mood (like tonight after helping kids with two hours of homework) I can recite it to myself and be all chipper, cheery again.
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