3 dragon friends are sick. The Good Knight brings them soup from the wizard, but they won't touch it. What is he to do?

Get Well, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas is a cute modern fantasy book about a good knights journey to save his sickly dragon friends. I enjoyed this because because I thought the repetitive plot was easy for the reader to understand and predict the events of the story. For example, the good knight went back to the old wizard numerous times because each potion the wizard made was too disgusting for the dragons to eat. Every time the wizard made a soup for the sick dragons he said, “this will make them well!” As soon as the reader sees this, they know the dragons aren’t going to like whatever soup the wizard made. I also loved the adjectives throughout this book. Thomas uses phrases like “ deep dark cave, shaky quaky voice, slimy grimy soup, and big black pot.” These descriptive words help the reader visualize the different settings in the story. The plot is logical, and very easy to follow along to as well. Overall, I think that this story does a great job of creating a imaginative setting that the reader can escape to. ( )

I truly enjoyed this read. Simple, fun, and easy to understand basic principles of caring for others can be taught in and out the classroom. This book would be a great introduction into fantasy reading for the early reader and its medieval and dragon theme teach important class themes of well-being and healthiness. As I sit here sneezing away during allergy season, I am reminded of the dragon at the end...Achoo!

Summary: A story about three little sick dragons and a Knight quest on getting them better.

Personal Opinion: Cute art work. Simple enough to let children use their imagination and yet enough detail for adults to enjoy. This book make me want to go to the local SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, and ask the Child Warden if I can read to the children there.

Classroom Extension:
What can children do to not get sick?
Good eating habits.
What can we do to help our friends and families to get better when sick?

This book is about a knight trying to care for his three little dragon friends. The knight keeps bring soup to the dragons but they will not eat any of the soups until they get some chicken soup! This book would be great if you had a sick child who would not eat chicken soup for example. ( )