Product Description

This special new edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which the Red Cross Knight slays a dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years, bringing peace and joy back to the land.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30032 in Books
• Published on: 1990-09-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
This adaptation of The Faerie Queen features illustrations that "glitter with color and mesmerizing details," said PW. Ages 4-8.
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Review
Praise for Saint George and the Dragon:

"[The illustrations] glitter with color and mesmerizing details." (Publisher's Weekly )

About the Author
Margaret Hodges (1911-2005) was a Caldecott Award-winning American writer of books for children. Beginning in 1958 with One Little Drum, she wrote and published over 40 books and was a professor of library science at the University of Pittsburgh, where she retired in 1976.


Trina Schart Hyman (1939-2004) was an American illustrator of children's books. She illustrated over 150 books and won four Caldecott awards during her career.

Customer Reviews

Necessary literary experience
I will say it again: kids these days do not get nearly enough exposure to all the great older stories and legends from centuries gone by. Fine by me, I guess, for adults will probably best appreciate this true masterpiece of storytelling and illustration. Yes, it's an ancient story that is sometimes flooded with too much religious implications, but hey, the guy is literally a saint and that is how it goes. But for me, the best part is the simple dragon slaying. It's violent, it's intense, and you can't help but love a story that takes you there. The illustrations are delightfully reminiscent of medieval times and are a feast to watch. The writing flows like an epic poem. Awesome.

A Great Start.
If your like me and wish your kids grew up a little fast so you could expose them to knights this is a great place to star. My wife thought my two year old wouldn't get it but he brings it to me nearly every time I ask his what he wants me to read him. He may not get the bigger ideas yet but he likes to point out the characeters he has learned the names of and he growls at the dragon when it comes after his favorite hero " St. George."

great book
Great book. We read it with the folkmanis puppets (knight and dragon) and that is a big hit at our house. Wonderful way to introduce small children to Saint George.