by Peter Bently · Puffin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141328010
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«King Jack and the Dragon» is a children's picture book by Peter Bently, published by Puffin in hardcover (32 pages, in English).
A rhyming children's story in which Jack, Zak and Caspar build a fort and play at being knights facing a big green dragon. When night falls and his friends go to sleep, the little king is left alone with a mysterious noise that tests his courage and imagination. The illustrations are by Helen Oxenbury.
Published in July 2012; recommended reading age 2 to 5 years.
Recommended for young children and for families looking for an adventure and fantasy story to read aloud at bedtime.
Peter Bently is a British children's writer. He is best known for his rhyming picture books including The Great Dog Bottom Swap, Meet the Parents, The Shark in the Dark and Potion Commotion. His books have won several awards including the 2022 Children's Book Award (UK) for Octopus Shocktopus, illustrated by Steven Lenton. Cats Ahoy!, his first picture book with Jim Field, won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011 and King Jack and the Dragon was named as an American Library Association Notable Book of the year.
