The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Naujokaitis, Pranas T.

The Totally Awesome Epic Quest of the Brave Boy Knight

40 pp. | Blue Apple | November, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60905-099-3 $10.99 | Paper ISBN 978-1-60905-183-9 $4.99

(4) K-3 Balloon Toons series. A boy and his Bigfoot-like friend named Butterscotch imagine they're knights. They confront a monster that's destroying a princess's kingdom and seek out hidden treasure before the boy heads off to dreamland. The fast-paced cartoon-format adventures and slang-heavy text won't be every new reader's cup of tea, but some will be hooked.

Reviewer: David Elzey