Sir Bookshire of Zionsville! Thanks to all who participated in our Knight naming competition, what a fun way to start Summer Reading! A special thanks goes out to Renaissance Stables for loaning the Knight to the Library for our Medieval Summer Reading theme; he has been a royal treat. Renaissance Stables is a full service boarding, riding, and lesson facility located in Zionsville (10655 E. 300 South), which will open Spring of 2012.
If you have been looking for “Good Knight Read” this summer, I have just the book for you (although it doesn’t have any knights, just dragons). The Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke was a truly enchanting story and would be a great book for the entire family to enjoy together.
Ben, a human boy, unexpectedly meets a dragon named Firedrake and a funny brownie named Sorrel who are in search of The Rim of Heaven, a safe place for dragons to live. Ben joins Firedrake and Sorrel on their journey and they meet many fantastic creatures on their way.
The book is an adventure story full of strong and imaginative characters—a temperamental villain named Nettlebrand, tiny humans, wondrous sea serpents, greedy gnomes, intelligent rats, and so many more wondrous creatures.
Follow them on their journey to the Rim of Heaven where, hopefully, the dragons can find peace.
Young and old will enjoy the Dragon Rider. If you have older children at home, Cornelia Funke also wrote The Thief Lord, which is another of my favorite books. And don't forget Inkheart, which is another imaginative fantasy for the older crowd as well.
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