There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed A Knight

Most of us are familiar with “there was an old lady” who swallowed lots of things. Now meet the old dragon who swallows pretty much an entire kingdom! Will he ever learn that moderation can be a very good thing? This fun, rhyming story is bursting with sight gags, silly characters and plenty of burps!

About the Book:
In days of yore, before a certain fly’s ultimately fatal encounter with an Old Lady, there was an old dragon who felt rather peckish.

“There was an old dragon who swallowed a knight.
I don’t know why he swallowed the knight
It’s not polite!”He follows the knight with the knight’s steed (“that galloped around at a terrible speed”). Then a squire, a cook, a lady, a castle, and finally a moat are each swallowed in turn.

But…”With all of that water, he started to bloat.
And that’s when the dragon roared, and I quote:
‘Okay, enough! I’ve had enough—
More than enough of this swallowing stuff!”So realizing that eating all those things might have been “a tad impolite,” the old dragon burps them all out in reverse except the knight (which is “ahhh…just right”).

What We Thought:

We have several books that are similar to this..even the Old Lady, but this has been a favorite out of them all. My boys love Knights and this was absolutely perfect! It’s such a fun read for kids of all ages and the illustrations are such a joy! My four year old is still grabbing this book and just flipping through the pages, enjoying the pictures.

There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed A Knight is set to be released on August 4th with a SRP of $16.99 for Hardcover