George, the Dragon and the Princess

by Christopher Wormell

Far, far away over the high, high mountains in an old castle wall, in a tiny, tiny hole there lives a little mouse called George. He’s very small and rather timid and he can be a bit clumsy too. In fact, poor George is so hopeless that he can't even make lunch without burning his cheese on toast! But when a huge and terrifying dragon attacks the castle, George springs into action! Because as fans of George and the Dragon know only too well, George has a very special talent.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Dragons, Fantasy, Animals, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 6, 2007

About the author

Christopher Wormell is an English printmaker, principally known for his illustrated books.

Reviews

[Friend of Pixie · Rating 4 out of 5]

George is not, as you might think, a knight, the Saint George of hoary legend. He is a mouse. A mouse who gets his tail caught in his folding chair and burns his grilled sandwiches. And yet he still vanquishes the dragon. A sweet story with gorgeous watercolors that are humorous and so expressive that Logan "read" the book to himself, actually telling a more interesting story out loud to me than we found later, reading the actual text. Not that the text isn't good. But Logan added a lot of funny asides that made my day.

[Shanna Gonzalez · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a funny fantasy about a clumsy mouse named George, with a very special talent which comes in handy at just the right moment. Its deceptively simple prose carries us through the story, told half in picture, of a frighteningly hungry dragon sneaking up on a princess in her castle, only to have the story end in an unexpected way. Wormell's well-conceived paintings are lively, original, and very funny. This is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story is very cute/sweet, and the art is absolutely gorgeous! We had a lot of fun looking for the dragon in all the pictures. I loved reading this one.

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

George, the Dragon and the Princess is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Chris Wormell and is a book about a mighty red dragon and his deep, dark, secret, which comes to light in this book. Today is St. George's Day (23 April) and I thought reading this today would be apropos.

The text is very simplistic and straightforward with a radical twist. George is a mouse that isn't good at very much, but scaring of dragons or a particular red dragon who is afraid of mice. The illustrations were beautifully rendered and complement the text rather well.

The premise of the book follows the legend faithfully, but with a twist, George isn't a human, but a mouse and he has no intention in fighting a dragon, but manages to scare him off rather nicely, because this particularly dragon is afraid of mice. As a reward, the Princess he saves is quite adapt in making cheese and feeds him quite regularly.

All in all, George, the Dragon, and the Princess is a wonderful children's book about a dragon and his fear of mice – a really nice twist to a classic legend where no killings are mentioned of humans or dragon.

[Hannah Dalby · Rating 4 out of 5]

7 year old "was good but it ended too fast".
I thought the illustration was very good.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

We recently read George and the Dragon by the same author and we thought it was an entertaining story. So when I posted my review here on Goodreads and saw that there is a sequel to the tale, we thought it would be fun to read that one, too.

I was a bit disappointed with this story, though. While it certainly follows on from the last story, it's really just more of the same and not a unique tale. Still, it's a fun book to read aloud and the illustrations are terrific. We enjoyed reading this book together.

[Christine Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Far, far away over the high, high mountains in an old castle wall, in a tiny, tiny hole there lives a little mouse called George. He’s very small and rather timid and he can be a bit clumsy too. In fact, poor George is so hopeless that he can’t even make lunch without burning his cheese on toast! But when a huge and terrifying dragon attacks the castle, George springs into action! Because as fans of George and the Dragon know only too well, George has a very special talent . . ." www.hcpl.net

[Ann Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

In George, the Dragon and the Princess, George the mouse finds that although he is not perfect, he does have a skill that is useful enough to save royalty. In the end, this skill helps him win a helpful friend. This is a very cute and sweet story with beautiful illustrations. Very young children, especially preschoolers and toddlers, will appreciate this picture book for both the pictures and the relatable character of George.

[Becca · Rating 4 out of 5]

George is timid, and clumsy, and inept. But he can make a difference! This story has a surprise ending, delightful illustrations (including a bit of search and find as small parts of the dragon are visible on each spread). A volunteer at the county library used this in one of her story times, and the kids quite enjoyed it.

[현순 최 · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little mouse called George lived in a high mountains. He was very timid and clumsy. He couldn't do anything at all perfectly, but there was the only thing he could do. The only thing was scared a big, terified dragon. This book is very simple story, but it can be given to many children the courage which can do everything without fear.

[Jandy]

This is not, as you might expect, the story of Saint George and the Dragon. Nope, George here is a little mouse, timid and clumsy. But when a dragon roars onto the scene, George bravely runs against him, and thankfully, the dragon is afraid of mice! Told with sparing words (one line per page) and gorgeous painterly images, this is one I'll probably introduce my 18-month-old to relatively soon.

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story is pretty flimsy, and is mostly a repeat of the original, but the illustrations are delightful. The concept of an awkward mouse being able to scare a big dragon and befriend a princess will appeal to many children.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this cute story! The mouse is very endearing, and the pictures are beautiful.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can be read right after "George and the Dragon" by the same author.

[Carla Ehrenreich · Rating 5 out of 5]

simple yet subtle enough to entertain a wide range of ages.

[Stacy Averett · Rating 5 out of 5]

The kids loved it; I am saving it here so we remember to find more by the author

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Go George Go!