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Richard Scarry's Peasant Pig and the Terrible Dragon: With Lowly Worm the Jolly Jester!
Richard Scarry’s beloved Busylande meets the Middle Ages—and the result is a delightful fractured fairy tale featuring knights on horseback, wandering minstrels, intrepid peasants, a beautiful princess, and a frightening dragon!
Come to Busylande, a very busy, happy kingdom—until the terrible dragon kidnaps Princess Lily. Who will save her? The knights try, but...more
Come to Busylande, a very busy, happy kingdom—until the terrible dragon kidnaps Princess Lily. Who will save her? The knights try, but...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
March 3rd 2009
by Sterling
(first published March 3rd 1980)
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Funny how much I still love Richard Scarry's books. They're written in a style that really mirrors a conversational reading of the pictures with a young child.
Lowly Worm is still charming - and very good at mashing grapes with his food to make "grape juice", and becomes the court jester when the king gives Lowly "the best jester suit ever."
Really, how much better can a book about the Middle Ages get (and it is also moderately informative, too!)?
Lowly Worm is still charming - and very good at mashing grapes with his food to make "grape juice", and becomes the court jester when the king gives Lowly "the best jester suit ever."
Really, how much better can a book about the Middle Ages get (and it is also moderately informative, too!)?
This is a funny tale of Richard Scarry's characters Peasant Pig and Lowly Worm as they fight off a mean dragon to save Princess Lilly. Will they save her in time? And what about Peasant Pigs desire to be a knight? Is he good enough to become one? Another classic book that is delightful for both child and parent.
Peasant pig and the terrible dragon is a very interesting tale and great for kids. It is an introduction to middle ages but in a sweet way. It was a pretty long tale but kept me entertained and waiting to what was going to happen next.
This is a little easier to read aloud Richard Scarry. Still a long bedtime read but it goes a little smoother than others. They have cute illustrations and I love that Lowly seems to enjoy being an arrow. Ages 3+
When Chloe, my oldest was 3 years old, this was her most favorite book to check out at the library. She adores it and can often be found playing "Peasant Pig".
I definitely have a soft spot for all things Richard Scarry. This is very typical, and we enjoyed the 'fairy tale' type story in Busylande.
Just read this to my boys--we all loved it! Lots of laughs and a good story.
This might be my number one most favorite book to read to my son (as long as I'm not in a hurry, as it is a bit on the long side).
It's got pigs in armor, peasants squishing grapes with their feet, a jousting contest, Lowly the Worm being shot as an arrow, and bad guys dressed up as a dragon. Oh, and a catapult full of soap and a sack full of pepper.
It's also a little different from most Scarry books in that it's more of a story and less of a series of labeled drawings. It sti...more
It's got pigs in armor, peasants squishing grapes with their feet, a jousting contest, Lowly the Worm being shot as an arrow, and bad guys dressed up as a dragon. Oh, and a catapult full of soap and a sack full of pepper.
It's also a little different from most Scarry books in that it's more of a story and less of a series of labeled drawings. It sti...more
Classic childrens book with unique watercolor graphics images. I may be a little bias since this was my most frequently borrowed book from the library as a child.
This is the book that inspired my interest in medieval studies at the age of three. I can't believe it's out of print since it is the best book ever written.
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Read this children book as a part of my self-learning English method. Enjoyed the story much.
One of my favorite Richard Scarry books ever.
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