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Sir Boris & the Tall Tale Princess
Sir Boris the Brave is the boldest, bravest and busiest Knight in all the land. He's always busy despatching dragons, jousting with giants and toppling trolls. Sir Boris is busy removing a particularly pongy piece of goblin poo from his shoes when an urgent message arrives from Princess Tilly Talltales. It's an emergency (according to Tilly) and she needs rescued. Has Sir Boris met his match in this mischievous princess? A hilarious tale of silliness, bravery and crying wolf by debut author Marc Starbuck and illustrator Becka Moor.
32 pages, Paperback
Published August 9, 2018
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September 10, 2018
Meet Sir Boris, the bravest, handsomest, strongest knight in all the kingdom!
This was just a delightful book, I am happy that I won it on Twitter (and no, that doesn't in any way influence my opinion on the book). I had a lot of laughs, and then there is that ending that made me even happier (probably not the right thing to say considering the ending, but eh).
This book is all about Sir Boris. He is the best, bravest knight in the kingdom (just look at his prizes and how fabulous he looks, not to mention all the women who love him). But he has a problem. A very princess problem even. Meet Princess Tall Tales. Yep, you can probably deduce by her name what kind of princess she is. Remember the boy who cried wolf? Meet the princess version of it.
We see our knight dash off valiantly to the princess each time he thinks she has an emergency, but is it really an emergency? Or is she is just a spoiled brat whose parents should tell her no for once and stick to it? Or just ship her to a boarding school for spoiled princesses (I vote for this option). I did have a big laugh at what kind of tales she made up. How she made it all seem so grand, and fabulous. How it really seemed there was an emergency.
I was in stitches seeing the knight go everywhere in his shiny knight outfit, but with very tight jeans, and very modern sneakers. I laughed even harder when later on he even goes to the sea with that outfit. :P
Then there is the ending, I just love it when authors go for an ending that many children's books will not do. So I am applauding. Thank you author. This was definitely the best ending for this story, this book.
While this book is a fairy tale, with dragons, ogres, knights, princesses, fabulous horses, it also contains modern items. For instance we see our knight and his horse flash by on a very fabulous scooter in the later pages. But not only that, there is mention of phones (really, why does the knight not have one?), we see airplanes/helicopters, and there is more!
And of course, making the book even more awesome, are illustrations by Becka Moor!
Oh, and I shouldn't forget the bonus items that come with this book. Your little one can now participate with (or as) Sir Boris. Included with this book are a sword and a shield (of pretty good quality)! So while you are reading your little one can enact the scenes of the book, or even help out Sir Boris (and I am sure he could use a hand with this princess).
I would highly recommend this book. It is fun, it is hilarious, it has dragons and ogres, princesses and knights.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This was just a delightful book, I am happy that I won it on Twitter (and no, that doesn't in any way influence my opinion on the book). I had a lot of laughs, and then there is that ending that made me even happier (probably not the right thing to say considering the ending, but eh).
This book is all about Sir Boris. He is the best, bravest knight in the kingdom (just look at his prizes and how fabulous he looks, not to mention all the women who love him). But he has a problem. A very princess problem even. Meet Princess Tall Tales. Yep, you can probably deduce by her name what kind of princess she is. Remember the boy who cried wolf? Meet the princess version of it.
We see our knight dash off valiantly to the princess each time he thinks she has an emergency, but is it really an emergency? Or is she is just a spoiled brat whose parents should tell her no for once and stick to it? Or just ship her to a boarding school for spoiled princesses (I vote for this option). I did have a big laugh at what kind of tales she made up. How she made it all seem so grand, and fabulous. How it really seemed there was an emergency.
I was in stitches seeing the knight go everywhere in his shiny knight outfit, but with very tight jeans, and very modern sneakers. I laughed even harder when later on he even goes to the sea with that outfit. :P
Then there is the ending, I just love it when authors go for an ending that many children's books will not do. So I am applauding. Thank you author. This was definitely the best ending for this story, this book.
While this book is a fairy tale, with dragons, ogres, knights, princesses, fabulous horses, it also contains modern items. For instance we see our knight and his horse flash by on a very fabulous scooter in the later pages. But not only that, there is mention of phones (really, why does the knight not have one?), we see airplanes/helicopters, and there is more!
And of course, making the book even more awesome, are illustrations by Becka Moor!
Oh, and I shouldn't forget the bonus items that come with this book. Your little one can now participate with (or as) Sir Boris. Included with this book are a sword and a shield (of pretty good quality)! So while you are reading your little one can enact the scenes of the book, or even help out Sir Boris (and I am sure he could use a hand with this princess).
I would highly recommend this book. It is fun, it is hilarious, it has dragons and ogres, princesses and knights.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
July 28, 2022
Lubicie książki dla dzieci, w których tekst jest pisany wierszem? Ja uwielbiam, a jednym z powodów jest to, że jak już złapię rytm, to mogę czytać w taki sposób, że córka śmieje się do rozpuku. To jest jedna z zalet tych książek, ale finalnie jest ich jeszcze więcej. Fajnie słucha się takich tekstów, zazwyczaj zostają w głowie, a ponadto opowiadają zabawne historie.
Przykładem takiej książki jest “Sir Borys Krzepki i kapryśna królewna” Marca Starbucka od wydawnictwa Dwukropek. Premiera tej książki miała miejsce 11 maja! Jaką historię opowiada ta pozycja? Głównym bohaterem jest Sir Borys Krzepki, najlepszy rycerz w całym królestwie, który pomaga, kiedy tylko trzeba. Za wszystkie swoje zasługi zostaje sowicie nagrodzony. W pewnym momencie zaczyna do niego wysyłać listy królewna, która lamentuje o potrzebie pomocy. Sir Borys nie zwleka - rzuca wszystko, co do tej pory robił i szybko stawia się na wezwanie królewny. Jednak okazuje się, że to, co było napisane w liście, było bardzo podkoloryzowane. Królewna wcale nie musi zmagać się z potworami, chorobami czy innymi przeciwnościami losu. Jej problemy dla rycerza są błahe. Jednak po pierwszym wezwaniu reaguje na drugie, trzecie. Kolejna próba wezwania rycerza przez księżniczkę… - no właśnie, możecie sami domyślić się, jak zareagował rycerz, który został kilka razy oszukany. A królewna? Musicie sami zapoznać się z tą historią. Ja mogę Wam powiedzieć tylko tyle, że jest warta przeczytania! A dzieci z pewnością się uśmieją!
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Przykładem takiej książki jest “Sir Borys Krzepki i kapryśna królewna” Marca Starbucka od wydawnictwa Dwukropek. Premiera tej książki miała miejsce 11 maja! Jaką historię opowiada ta pozycja? Głównym bohaterem jest Sir Borys Krzepki, najlepszy rycerz w całym królestwie, który pomaga, kiedy tylko trzeba. Za wszystkie swoje zasługi zostaje sowicie nagrodzony. W pewnym momencie zaczyna do niego wysyłać listy królewna, która lamentuje o potrzebie pomocy. Sir Borys nie zwleka - rzuca wszystko, co do tej pory robił i szybko stawia się na wezwanie królewny. Jednak okazuje się, że to, co było napisane w liście, było bardzo podkoloryzowane. Królewna wcale nie musi zmagać się z potworami, chorobami czy innymi przeciwnościami losu. Jej problemy dla rycerza są błahe. Jednak po pierwszym wezwaniu reaguje na drugie, trzecie. Kolejna próba wezwania rycerza przez księżniczkę… - no właśnie, możecie sami domyślić się, jak zareagował rycerz, który został kilka razy oszukany. A królewna? Musicie sami zapoznać się z tą historią. Ja mogę Wam powiedzieć tylko tyle, że jest warta przeczytania! A dzieci z pewnością się uśmieją!
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October 18, 2018
"Sir Boris the Brave is the boldest, bravest and busiest knight in all the land."
This is a story about not telling tales. Princess Tilly Talltales keeps sending urgent messages to Sir Boris the Brave asking him to come at once as she is in grave danger. And being gallant Sir Boris the Brave he does just that. But when he gets there each time he finds that the Princess has been telling tales. "Princess Tilly Talltales, you must only call for help when it is a real emergency." Eventually he has enough and doesn't respond to the Princess's plea for help which proves fatal for the Princess. So the lesson is don't tell tales.
The book is well-illustrated throughout and there are funny details to look out for in the pictures, for example the Princess's castle has a helicopter. The book even comes with a cardboard sword and wearable shield which means that little ones can grab their trusty sword and shield each time that Sir Boris does the same. If that feature of the book is something you like then you might also like "Molly’s Magic Wardrobe: Search for the Fairy Star" which is similar except with a fairy wand instead of a sword, and a pair of fairy wings instead of a shield.
This is a story about not telling tales. Princess Tilly Talltales keeps sending urgent messages to Sir Boris the Brave asking him to come at once as she is in grave danger. And being gallant Sir Boris the Brave he does just that. But when he gets there each time he finds that the Princess has been telling tales. "Princess Tilly Talltales, you must only call for help when it is a real emergency." Eventually he has enough and doesn't respond to the Princess's plea for help which proves fatal for the Princess. So the lesson is don't tell tales.
The book is well-illustrated throughout and there are funny details to look out for in the pictures, for example the Princess's castle has a helicopter. The book even comes with a cardboard sword and wearable shield which means that little ones can grab their trusty sword and shield each time that Sir Boris does the same. If that feature of the book is something you like then you might also like "Molly’s Magic Wardrobe: Search for the Fairy Star" which is similar except with a fairy wand instead of a sword, and a pair of fairy wings instead of a shield.
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