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Adventures in Cartooning #1
Sleepless Knight
The Knight can't wait for her first camping trip! She and her horse Edward pack everything they need — including her beloved Teddy — and head out into the woods. But when it's time for bed, Teddy is nowhere to be found!
A helpful rabbit thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar, and sends the Knight off to a cave... but that's no teddy bear in that cave. That's a real bear!
In this sweet, simple adventure, basic comics elements combine with the picture book format to create a picture book for the youngest of comics readers, and a fantastic introduction into the world of Adventures in Cartooning.
A helpful rabbit thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar, and sends the Knight off to a cave... but that's no teddy bear in that cave. That's a real bear!
In this sweet, simple adventure, basic comics elements combine with the picture book format to create a picture book for the youngest of comics readers, and a fantastic introduction into the world of Adventures in Cartooning.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published April 7, 2015
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James Sturm
55 books129 followersJames Sturm is the author of several award-winning graphic novels for children and adults, including James Sturm’s America, Market Day, The Golem’s Mighty Swing and Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow. He is also the founder of the Center for Cartoon Studies and the National Association for Comics Art Educators. He created Adventures in Cartooning with collaborators Alexis Frederic-Frost and Andrew Arnold. Sturm, his wife, and two daughters live in White River Junction, Vermont.
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January 6, 2019
A graphic novel for young kids just starting out to read on their own or to be read to young children. I offered to let my niece read this and she wasn't interested. The story is cute enough and I'm sure people find this funny, but it did not speak to me personally. The little knight was bossy and pushy and I felt a little cruel to his horse.
Anyway, I'm sure this is great stuff, I'm simply the wrong reader for it.
Anyway, I'm sure this is great stuff, I'm simply the wrong reader for it.
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April 7, 2015You guys.
I am firm in my belief that Edward is the cutest horse ever. Show me a cuter horse!
In this picture book comic, Edward unfortunately has to act as the pack mule and bring all of the castle's contents on a camping trip with the knight. As you might expect, things don't go quite as planned. . . .
This is an adorable book for young readers about going to bed!
I am firm in my belief that Edward is the cutest horse ever. Show me a cuter horse!
In this picture book comic, Edward unfortunately has to act as the pack mule and bring all of the castle's contents on a camping trip with the knight. As you might expect, things don't go quite as planned. . . .
This is an adorable book for young readers about going to bed!
February 9, 2015
The Knight is going on her first camping trip! And she can’t wait! She and her horse, Edward, pack everything they need...well maybe a bit more than they need. She almost forgot the most important thing though, Teddy! She can’t sleep without him. Finally the Knight and Edward make it to their camping spot, but after eating marshmallows and getting ready for sleep she can’t find Teddy! Where is he? A helpful bunny thinks Teddy sounds familiar and points her to a cave where...a bear waits! But where the heck is Teddy?
In this book the creators of Adventures in Cartooning, provide a laugh out loud story of a young Knight and her horse going off on their first camping trip. The writers have created a fantastic and fun character in the Knight and her horse, one that is easily relatable to all ages, because after all how many of us haven’t gone and looked for our teddy bears before heading off over night? Beyond that though, there are laughs at every page turn from the camping spot (just across the moat of the castle) to overeating marshmallows to....well you need to read the book to find out the rest.
The illustrations are brightly colored, with heavy black lines to help make the characters really pop out. The Knight is such a great character, and kids are sure to connect with the way she moves on the page as something they do themselves, especially when climbing trees. Even better though, all of the characters are simply designed so that kids (and adults) can draw their own book with the Knight, Edward, and Teddy. The authors invite the readers to continue the story...which is one of the best things ever.
Safe to say this simple story and great illustrations is a book that adults won’t mind reading again and again. And a great book for young readers to pick up and read on their own as they can easily read the pictures as well. I give the book 4 out of 5 stars.
ARC provided by NetGalley
In this book the creators of Adventures in Cartooning, provide a laugh out loud story of a young Knight and her horse going off on their first camping trip. The writers have created a fantastic and fun character in the Knight and her horse, one that is easily relatable to all ages, because after all how many of us haven’t gone and looked for our teddy bears before heading off over night? Beyond that though, there are laughs at every page turn from the camping spot (just across the moat of the castle) to overeating marshmallows to....well you need to read the book to find out the rest.
The illustrations are brightly colored, with heavy black lines to help make the characters really pop out. The Knight is such a great character, and kids are sure to connect with the way she moves on the page as something they do themselves, especially when climbing trees. Even better though, all of the characters are simply designed so that kids (and adults) can draw their own book with the Knight, Edward, and Teddy. The authors invite the readers to continue the story...which is one of the best things ever.
Safe to say this simple story and great illustrations is a book that adults won’t mind reading again and again. And a great book for young readers to pick up and read on their own as they can easily read the pictures as well. I give the book 4 out of 5 stars.
ARC provided by NetGalley
October 28, 2015
Super cute, and I love how it encourages kids to draw. Definitely recommended!
September 13, 2014
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Sleepless Knight is a cute children’s book done in the style of a comic book. I thought this was a great way to write the book because it gives younger readers an exposure to comic books.
Knight and her horse, Edward, are going on a camping trip. After packing everything up for the trip, loading Edward with so much stuff he can barely move, they are on their way. Knight seems very happy to let Edward do most of the work, from carrying the load to setting up camp. Once they are settled, they eat marshmallows until Edward is stuffed and falls asleep. Knight starts looking for Teddy, her teddy bear, but cannot find him. Knight cannot sleep without Teddy, so she sets out to find Teddy by herself, because Edward will not wake up. Knight encounters different animals while searching, including a real bear. But no matter how much she looks, she cannot find Teddy. She returns to the campsite to try and wake Edward up again, and there she finds Teddy under Edward. Now Knight goes to sleep and the animals that she woke up during the search are wide awake. So it is back to roasting marshmallows for them.
I thought this book was a cute children’s story. The sentences are short and the words used are words that a child would understand. The illustrations are colorful and vivid and went together nicely with the story. I thought the cartoony comic feel was a big plus.
Another thing that I really like about this book is at the beginning and end of the book there are instructions for drawing the characters that are in the book. Your child can learn how to draw Knight, Edward, Rabbit and Bear. I think this is such a great addition to the book and something that many children will love to try.
I would recommend this book for all adults who enjoy reading adorable books to their child. I think that a child will be happy just looking through the book, looking at the pictures. At least, my granddaughter was very happy doing that.
*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Jerjen
Sleepless Knight is a cute children’s book done in the style of a comic book. I thought this was a great way to write the book because it gives younger readers an exposure to comic books.
Knight and her horse, Edward, are going on a camping trip. After packing everything up for the trip, loading Edward with so much stuff he can barely move, they are on their way. Knight seems very happy to let Edward do most of the work, from carrying the load to setting up camp. Once they are settled, they eat marshmallows until Edward is stuffed and falls asleep. Knight starts looking for Teddy, her teddy bear, but cannot find him. Knight cannot sleep without Teddy, so she sets out to find Teddy by herself, because Edward will not wake up. Knight encounters different animals while searching, including a real bear. But no matter how much she looks, she cannot find Teddy. She returns to the campsite to try and wake Edward up again, and there she finds Teddy under Edward. Now Knight goes to sleep and the animals that she woke up during the search are wide awake. So it is back to roasting marshmallows for them.
I thought this book was a cute children’s story. The sentences are short and the words used are words that a child would understand. The illustrations are colorful and vivid and went together nicely with the story. I thought the cartoony comic feel was a big plus.
Another thing that I really like about this book is at the beginning and end of the book there are instructions for drawing the characters that are in the book. Your child can learn how to draw Knight, Edward, Rabbit and Bear. I think this is such a great addition to the book and something that many children will love to try.
I would recommend this book for all adults who enjoy reading adorable books to their child. I think that a child will be happy just looking through the book, looking at the pictures. At least, my granddaughter was very happy doing that.
*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*
July 13, 2016
Sleepless Knight by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost is a graphic text about a knight who goes on a camping trip with his friend named Edward, who is a horse. The knight begins the story extremely excited for the trip and spends much time packing. In fact, his belongings were so heavy that they were dropped several times along the way. The knight realized that he forgot the most important item of all: His teddy bear! The knight goes on an adventure to find his teddy and encounters a not-so-fuzzy friend on the way. After the knight escapes the scary encounter, he finds that his teddy was underneath Edward as he slept the whole time! In the end, the knight, Edward, and (what turned out to be) a new friend all enjoyed the camping trip together. I believe that this book is relatable for young children because most children have a sentimental connection to a stuffed animal, blanket, etc. The teacher can begin a discussion about sentimental objects and ask why these objects might be so special for someone. I enjoy the dialogue in the story, as well as the variety of illustrations that accompany each text. Students can complete a graphic organizer in the form of a flow chart to list the sequence of events in the story. A teacher might consider a lesson on story structure, due to the clear, straight-forward, conflict and solution in this story. There can also be a discussion on friendship, as well as the message of “don’t judge a book by its cover.” In the end, the knight became friends with his original scary encounter. Personally, I would include this text in my classroom library as an opportunity for independent reading. I find that students enjoy graphic texts due to the “cartoon-like” model it encompasses. Students may also enjoy it due to the inner front and back covers, which teach you how to draw the main characters.
April 21, 2016
Sturm, J., Arnold, A., & Frederick-Frost, A. (2015). Sleepless Night. New York, NY: First Second Books.
Knight and horse (Edward) are about to take an epic camping trip right outside of the castle. You know what they say, you can never be too prepared. Knight may have over-packed, a rock collection and scooter might not be necessary. We can’t forget about Teddy! Edward unpacks while the Knight sets up the fire- hopefully 30 bags of marshmallow will do the trick! Its time to go to sleep and they run into a problem. Where is Teddy? Edward is asleep and won’t woke up, so the Knight goes off to find Teddy. The Knight gets frustrated and throws his marshmallow stick and it hits a crabby rabbit that he asks for help to find Teddy. Covered in brown fur, round ears, and a big black nose the rabbit knows just where to find him. Rabbit knows exactly who he is talking about, he leads him to a dark cave. Can you guess what happens next?
This book was so adorable and such a fun read. I would use this book with my First and Second grade students. This is great for Reading and Writing. For Reading we would discuss the genre and I would introduce this as a graphic novel. We would also work on comprehension and identify problem and solution. We would also identify the text features, For Writing, we would use the same book to talk about the author’s craft! How did the author use voice? Not only does this contain speech bubbles, but it has bold words, words in red, and extra punctuation marks.
Knight and horse (Edward) are about to take an epic camping trip right outside of the castle. You know what they say, you can never be too prepared. Knight may have over-packed, a rock collection and scooter might not be necessary. We can’t forget about Teddy! Edward unpacks while the Knight sets up the fire- hopefully 30 bags of marshmallow will do the trick! Its time to go to sleep and they run into a problem. Where is Teddy? Edward is asleep and won’t woke up, so the Knight goes off to find Teddy. The Knight gets frustrated and throws his marshmallow stick and it hits a crabby rabbit that he asks for help to find Teddy. Covered in brown fur, round ears, and a big black nose the rabbit knows just where to find him. Rabbit knows exactly who he is talking about, he leads him to a dark cave. Can you guess what happens next?
This book was so adorable and such a fun read. I would use this book with my First and Second grade students. This is great for Reading and Writing. For Reading we would discuss the genre and I would introduce this as a graphic novel. We would also work on comprehension and identify problem and solution. We would also identify the text features, For Writing, we would use the same book to talk about the author’s craft! How did the author use voice? Not only does this contain speech bubbles, but it has bold words, words in red, and extra punctuation marks.
April 29, 2016
Sturm, J., Arnold, A., & Frederick-Frost, A. (2015). Sleepless knight. New York, New York: First Second Books.
The knight is preparing for a camping trip in her very own castle front yard. She packs everything she needs (like her rock collection, scooter, her horse Edward’s ukulele, her rubber ducky, and her teddy bear, among other things). As night falls, many bags of marshmallows have been eaten and both Edward and the knight are sleepy from full tummies. Just as the knight is about to fall asleep, she realizes she’s missing her teddy! The knight asks a cranky rabbit to help find Teddy, describing him as being covered in brown fur, having round ears, and having a black nose at the end of his snout. Rabbit leads her to where he last saw “Teddy,” which happens to be a dark cave. You can imagine what happens next.
A very simple graphic novel, this is a great example to use as an introduction to graphic novels and to show the passage of time during stories for Reading or Language Arts. Following the knight on her journey, students would be able to discuss what happened first, second, and last to help with the concept of chronological steps. I would use this book with my grade 1-3 students in this way. This book could also be used for younger students to talk about problem solving. Instead of crying or going home, the knight goes out into the world to find her teddy. She asks for help when she doesn’t know what else to do.
The knight is preparing for a camping trip in her very own castle front yard. She packs everything she needs (like her rock collection, scooter, her horse Edward’s ukulele, her rubber ducky, and her teddy bear, among other things). As night falls, many bags of marshmallows have been eaten and both Edward and the knight are sleepy from full tummies. Just as the knight is about to fall asleep, she realizes she’s missing her teddy! The knight asks a cranky rabbit to help find Teddy, describing him as being covered in brown fur, having round ears, and having a black nose at the end of his snout. Rabbit leads her to where he last saw “Teddy,” which happens to be a dark cave. You can imagine what happens next.
A very simple graphic novel, this is a great example to use as an introduction to graphic novels and to show the passage of time during stories for Reading or Language Arts. Following the knight on her journey, students would be able to discuss what happened first, second, and last to help with the concept of chronological steps. I would use this book with my grade 1-3 students in this way. This book could also be used for younger students to talk about problem solving. Instead of crying or going home, the knight goes out into the world to find her teddy. She asks for help when she doesn’t know what else to do.
July 21, 2014
Huge thank you to First Second and Netgalley for this ARC!
Oh my goodness, THIS BOOK. What a charming, fluffy, cute adventure about needing something or someone to cuddle. Knight has misplaced his teddy bear and he needs his friend's help to find him. This book reminded me of my childhood when I read it simply because I was totally one of those kids who had favourite plushies that needed to be RIGHT BESIDE ME before bed or I'd lose my cool and not sleep. In fact, I was the kid who slept with twenty plushies and said good night to each individually, likely driving my mother crazy.
But seriously, this book is sweet, and the dialogue and artwork completely suit the tone of the book. The characters have a great sense of humor! It's surprisingly funny! Also I love the idea of Adventures in Cartooning as it actually shows the reader how to draw the characters in the story. I think kids would absolutely love that idea!
It's too bad you'll all have to wait until 2015 to check this book out, because I think it'll definitely be a hit with the younger to middle grade readers, especially for the activities included within the story. Definitely an easy book to recommend, even for a reluctant reader.
Oh my goodness, THIS BOOK. What a charming, fluffy, cute adventure about needing something or someone to cuddle. Knight has misplaced his teddy bear and he needs his friend's help to find him. This book reminded me of my childhood when I read it simply because I was totally one of those kids who had favourite plushies that needed to be RIGHT BESIDE ME before bed or I'd lose my cool and not sleep. In fact, I was the kid who slept with twenty plushies and said good night to each individually, likely driving my mother crazy.
But seriously, this book is sweet, and the dialogue and artwork completely suit the tone of the book. The characters have a great sense of humor! It's surprisingly funny! Also I love the idea of Adventures in Cartooning as it actually shows the reader how to draw the characters in the story. I think kids would absolutely love that idea!
It's too bad you'll all have to wait until 2015 to check this book out, because I think it'll definitely be a hit with the younger to middle grade readers, especially for the activities included within the story. Definitely an easy book to recommend, even for a reluctant reader.
January 21, 2015
(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)
The Knight can't wait for her first camping trip! She and her horse Edward pack everything they need -- including her beloved Teddy - and head out into the woods. But when it's time for bed, Teddy is nowhere to be found! A helpful racoon thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar, and sends the Knight off to a cave... but that's no teddy bear in that cave. That's a bear!
This was a cute children's story in the form of a graphic novel. The book opens with a "How To" instructional for drawing both the Knight and Edward or the rabbit or bear. I thought this was clever as it is a very good way to get children to interact with the characters.
The story itself was okay - but the use of short sentences and simple language will make this attractive for both children to read on their own, or for parents to read to their kids.
The illustrations are simple but effective. It suits the simplicity of the plot and makes for easy comprehension of what is happening with the story.
I would recommend this book for parents looking for a solid, but simple, story to read with their children or for a first book for "I can read alone" kids.
Paul
ARH
The Knight can't wait for her first camping trip! She and her horse Edward pack everything they need -- including her beloved Teddy - and head out into the woods. But when it's time for bed, Teddy is nowhere to be found! A helpful racoon thinks this "Teddy" sounds familiar, and sends the Knight off to a cave... but that's no teddy bear in that cave. That's a bear!
This was a cute children's story in the form of a graphic novel. The book opens with a "How To" instructional for drawing both the Knight and Edward or the rabbit or bear. I thought this was clever as it is a very good way to get children to interact with the characters.
The story itself was okay - but the use of short sentences and simple language will make this attractive for both children to read on their own, or for parents to read to their kids.
The illustrations are simple but effective. It suits the simplicity of the plot and makes for easy comprehension of what is happening with the story.
I would recommend this book for parents looking for a solid, but simple, story to read with their children or for a first book for "I can read alone" kids.
Paul
ARH
April 11, 2015
Sleepless Knight by James Sturm, Alexis Frederick-Frost, and Andrew Arnold is a children's graohic novel currently scheduled for release on April 14 2015. The Knight is very excited for her first camping trip. She and her horse Edward pack everything they need, including her beloved Teddy. However, when it is time to sleep Teddy is nowhere to be found! Knight goes in search of her Teddy, talking to a helpful racoon and off to a cave.
Sleepless Knight is a simple and sweet story. The Knight wants her adventure, but still needs Teddy by her side to sleep. Like most kids, she wants independence but still needs a connection to comfort. Her horse Edward seems to be the long suffering sort, ready to do whatever needs to be done, regardless of his own wants and needs. When Knight discovers that Teddy is missing she is eager to find him, but Edward is fast asleep and she depends on herself and nearby woodland critters for help. Some misadventure leads to a happy ending for everyone. The artwork is accessible and a perfect pairing to the story.
I would recommend Sleepless Knight to the youngest comic fans, as it will appeal to the picturebook and easyreader crowds. The story and artwork are appropriate for all ages, and simple good fun.
Sleepless Knight is a simple and sweet story. The Knight wants her adventure, but still needs Teddy by her side to sleep. Like most kids, she wants independence but still needs a connection to comfort. Her horse Edward seems to be the long suffering sort, ready to do whatever needs to be done, regardless of his own wants and needs. When Knight discovers that Teddy is missing she is eager to find him, but Edward is fast asleep and she depends on herself and nearby woodland critters for help. Some misadventure leads to a happy ending for everyone. The artwork is accessible and a perfect pairing to the story.
I would recommend Sleepless Knight to the youngest comic fans, as it will appeal to the picturebook and easyreader crowds. The story and artwork are appropriate for all ages, and simple good fun.
October 23, 2014
Children love humor, comics, and drawing books. Sleepless Knight (2015) by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost has it all. Even the pun in the book’s title will make elementary children giggle.[return][return]Many young readers will be familiar with the characters from Adventures in Cartooning. In this hilarious episode, the Knight along with Edward the horse embark on a camping adventure. Everything goes as planned until it’s bedtime and a beloved teddy bear goes missing.[return][return]From the well-drawn panels to the easy-to-read speech bubbles, the book models outstanding sequential art writing. Many children want to make their own cartoons. Unfortunately some youth, particularly boys, have trouble with fine-motor control and quickly become frustrated. Sturm, Arnold, and Frederick-Frost make drawing fun and easy. Whether following the step-by-step visual instructions for drawing a knight or a bear, all children will be successful creating their own stories that extend the fun of Sleepless Knight.[return][return]Graphic novels for young readers fly off the shelves. Sleepless Knight is an outstanding example of a quality comic for youth.
July 14, 2014
Sleepless Knight is a short, quick graphic novel for young readers that would be perfect for bedtime storytime. The text and pictures are simple enough for kids to follow on their own, but would also lend themselves well to reading out loud.
The description mentions the starring knight is a "she," but there's really no way to know the gender of the knight from the book itself. The knight's face is never shown, nor is the knight ever named, and all of the gear the knight brings on the camping trip is rather gender-neutral. As such, Sleepless Knight will be just as appealing and relatable for boys as for girls.
Personally, I wasn't much of a fan of the knight, since the knight seems to take advantage of Edward, the horse, without showing Edward much gratitude or kindness. But kids will laugh at how laden with gear Edward is for the trip and how the knight comments on the "hard work" when really it's Edward who does all of the work.
Note: I received a digital galley of this book through NetGalley.
The description mentions the starring knight is a "she," but there's really no way to know the gender of the knight from the book itself. The knight's face is never shown, nor is the knight ever named, and all of the gear the knight brings on the camping trip is rather gender-neutral. As such, Sleepless Knight will be just as appealing and relatable for boys as for girls.
Personally, I wasn't much of a fan of the knight, since the knight seems to take advantage of Edward, the horse, without showing Edward much gratitude or kindness. But kids will laugh at how laden with gear Edward is for the trip and how the knight comments on the "hard work" when really it's Edward who does all of the work.
Note: I received a digital galley of this book through NetGalley.
November 26, 2018
November 2018 - for a graphic novel, this works well as a read-aloud (and would make a good easy reader, too). Ben really likes it.
July 13, 2014
Adventures in Cartooning is a great idea - and my students enjoy the books. They introduce several characters and by building a story around those characters, the basics of cartooning are explained to the readers. This new book is actually a complete story in a blend of comic and picture book with the familiar characters of the knight and Edward, the horse. Edward and the knight are going camping, with Edward carrying such an enormous amount of supplies that he gets hung up on the portcullis and then pops loose. After repacking, the twosome find a camping spot and have fun toasting marshmallows. But when bedtime comes, there is a major problem - the knight's teddy bear is missing! With lots of funny situations, this story is sure to have readers laughing and then practicing their own cartooning skills.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
I read an e-book provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
February 28, 2016
Sleepless Knight by the same team who created Adventures in Cartooning features the same step by step cartoon end papers of "how to draw the little knight, and Edward the horse, as "Gryphons Aren't So Great," however the back end papers feature different step by step cartoons of bunny and large real bear. This charming tale starring the demanding little knight begins with a camping trip. Overburdened faithful Edward the horse carries all of knight's huge load of supplies on their trip. Finally ready to camp only yards away from the castle where they started, all goes well UNTIL the little knight misses the teddy he packed, spiraling the characters into a second hilarious tale. Young readers will love the simple yet very expressive animal cartoon characters responding in surprising ways to needy little knight. A pleasing story for developing young imaginations.
April 11, 2015
A knight and his faithful steed head out for a camping trip. The big problem centers around the "loss" of the knight's beloved teddy bear and the knight's quest to find him in order to get a good night's sleep. Along the way, the knight wakes up many other creatures who in the end keep each other company in their sleeplessness.
The story felt like it took too long to get into its groove and the humorous bits weren't as funny as I've grown to expect from the Adventures in Cartooning crew.
Overall, I liked this story, but a lost teddy story doesn't necessarily have to be set in a camping scenario; I would've preferred a distinctly camping-related problem for the text to explore and solve.
PreK-2.
The story felt like it took too long to get into its groove and the humorous bits weren't as funny as I've grown to expect from the Adventures in Cartooning crew.
Overall, I liked this story, but a lost teddy story doesn't necessarily have to be set in a camping scenario; I would've preferred a distinctly camping-related problem for the text to explore and solve.
PreK-2.
January 4, 2019
"Sleepless Knight" by James Strum, Alexis Frederick-Frost, and Andrew Arnold is about a Knight who is about to go on her first camping trip. She has planned for everything but then when it's time for bed her beloved horse Teddy has gone missing. The Knight then ask a helpful rabbit to help him but in the end they find something else...Ahh...
This is such a cute simple graphic novel for kids. It's a great introductions to graphic novels genre for kids. It's so simple in the text that it was easy read for kindergartners and even my seven year old. For my three year old he liked to look at the pictures that also explains the book. We really enjoyed the simple nature of the book in the story line as well. It's a great book to add to your collection or even a school library.
This is such a cute simple graphic novel for kids. It's a great introductions to graphic novels genre for kids. It's so simple in the text that it was easy read for kindergartners and even my seven year old. For my three year old he liked to look at the pictures that also explains the book. We really enjoyed the simple nature of the book in the story line as well. It's a great book to add to your collection or even a school library.
November 30, 2015
Knight has an adventure planned and he needs his trusty steed, Edward. Knight has brought everything he thinks he could ever need-including Edward’s ukele and Knight’s rock collection. Once he has everything thinks he needs they leave the castle and head on their way. But did he forget something? Did he lose something on his journey? After a long journey they get ready to make camp, but Knight can’t sleep. What will he do? Who will help him? Students will grow their vocabulary and enjoy all the dialogue, and even learn how to draw the characters. This is a great, high interest, starter graphic novel to help students learn how to read and access a graphic novel.
November 30, 2017
Awards the book has received (if any):none
Appropriate grade level(s):kindergarten - 3
Original 3-line summary: When a young knight wants to go on a camping trip, he packs up all his things, his trusty stead, and his favorite teddy bear. While on the trip, his teddy goes missing. While looking for teddy , the knight has a run in with a real bear!
Original 3-line review: I think this book is cute and has a look of good pictures. The point of the story is a little not realistic but its a cute book that children will love.
2-3 possible in-class uses:- talking about Summer and a camping trip
- its okay to have a stuffed animal if your of a certain age.
Appropriate grade level(s):kindergarten - 3
Original 3-line summary: When a young knight wants to go on a camping trip, he packs up all his things, his trusty stead, and his favorite teddy bear. While on the trip, his teddy goes missing. While looking for teddy , the knight has a run in with a real bear!
Original 3-line review: I think this book is cute and has a look of good pictures. The point of the story is a little not realistic but its a cute book that children will love.
2-3 possible in-class uses:- talking about Summer and a camping trip
- its okay to have a stuffed animal if your of a certain age.
August 11, 2014
It's hard to see from this short book what the intentions of the creators are. If there's a hoard of these in the same series, all with a variation of a knight that cannot get his proper ration of sleep, then all well and good. As it is, on this evidence, in isolation we get a weak one-'joke' comic, drawn in a very cartoonish fashion and only really notable for the pun in the title. It might be a calling card from people hoping to have a TV series, or part of a much larger thing. As it is it's pretty much unnecessary and not worth the attention.
October 21, 2014
This story was one to which every child who's been on vacation can relate: first, overpacking (I once took a small tin with plastic fish on vacation...) and then not being able to find teddy to go to sleep! (My parents always did a stuffed animal count before leaving any motels...miraculously my sister and I never left one behind!). The illustrations are simple, and I loved the directions at the beginning and end on how to draw all the main characters. Kids will have so much fun creating their own Knight & Edward graphic stories!
May 19, 2015
The Knight and his best friend Edward head away from the castle on a camping trip, but they don't get very far before the Knight wants to stop for the night. After stuffing themselves with marshmallows, they settle down for a good night's rest. But the Knight cannot sleep without his stuffed bear, Teddy, and when he tries to find the toy, he finds other inhabitants in the woods. This book is easy for young readers to identify with, funny, and easy to read. I've been on camping trips just like this one when the best part of the trip is going back home.
December 3, 2017
This graphic novel is ideal for emerging readers due to its simplistic plot and hilarious animations. A young knight on a camping trip losses his trusty teddy bear sleeping companion and goes on a quest to find him, disturbing a few forest animals along the way. Being a graphic novel, the illustrations are well constructed to fully support the story and the accompanying text (written simplistically for the intended young audience) is minimal. A great gateway book to introduce the concept of graphic novels to children!
February 14, 2015
A quick and cute graphic novel for younger readers. Knight can't sleep on his camping trip without Teddy which leads to an adventure/search. The plot will be too predictable for some readers but any child that still sleeps with a stuffed animal will relate and enjoy this story. A great addition to the book is the drawing instructions for the story's characters. What a great way to inspire kids to create their own Knight & Edward adventures!
May 1, 2015
This is a fantastic kids' book about a knight (no gender assignment shown, but apparently a girl!) and a horse named Edward and a teddy bear who all go camping, and then the teddy bear disappears! Fun, sweet, cute, and universally appealing. Also, instructions on the inside endpapers for drawing the knight, Edward, the rabbit, and the bear! Awesome! Also, a great step between picture books and easy readers and longer kids' graphic fiction.
July 23, 2017
In this book, knight is going on a camping trip with Edward the horse. They've packed everything they need, but they cannot from Teddy at bedtime. A helpful rabbit thinks he knows what's being described, but she leads them to a bear. It's amusing and a great, short graphic novel for early readers.
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August 18, 2018
The characters are very fun and bold in this story. The conflict is very relatable to young children, as they go searching for the lost teddy bear. We could really dive into lessons about conflict and resolution, predicting and inferring ideas of what we might do in a similar situation.
August 22, 2014
I think my nephew would enjoy this.
July 4, 2017
Bookaday #33. Cute, predictable camping fun. Endpages give step by step instructions to drawing the characters.
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