The Knights of the Kitchen Table & the Not-so-jolly Roger: The Knights of the Kitchen Table/ the Not-so-jolly Roger

Time Warp Trio #1-2

by Jon Scieszka

Joe and his friends should have known that a book from Uncle Joe the Magnificent would not be ordinary. It leads them into another place and time where they become time travelers.

Genres: Fantasy

Audio CD

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Jon Scieszka is an American children's writer, best known for picture books created with the illustrator Lane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based literacy program for boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers."

Reviews

[Abby Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This hilarious audiorecording contains two books in the Time Warp Trio series. I would definitely recommend these books to young readers looking for something entertaining to read. The premise of the series is that there are three boys who have found a magic book that takes them back in time. In the first book they go back to medieval times and hang out with King Arthur, Merlin, and the gang. In the second book, they go back to pirate days and meet Bluebeard and his crew. Hilarity ensues.

The audiorecording is awesome. Narrator William Dufris does a great job with the voices. They're all very distinct (even the voices of the three boys) and sound very cartoon-like. It's sure to appeal to younger school age kids. So far only the first two books have been recorded, but I'm crossing my fingers that Dufris records more in the series.

Readalike suggestions: The "Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III" series contains some of the same madcap off-the-wall humor as the Time Warp Trio (though the books are longer). "The Magic Tree House" series features two kids traveling back in time.

[Basia Korzeniowska · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lovely book for children, very funny and clever but assumes a lot of prior knowledge of Knights of the Round Table etc. but maybe not.