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I wish I had this simply told, beautifully illustrated and short chapter book featuring three tales of Merlin and King Arthur when I was child. My brother and I were huge fans of the King Arthur myth, Godzilla movies, and Greek & Roman mythology. Reading these types of books now remind me how much I missed out on as kid and not having a well stocked library. I can't wait to read it to my daughters tonight. They saw the 50-year-old The Sword in the Stone Disney cartoon over the weekend, and I want to introduce them to the King Arthur mythology while the iron is still hot. ( )

That was a severely shortened and chopped up telling of King Arthur. I understand it’s intended for children, but had I read this as a child I would not have been interested in learning more about this legend, and I absolutely love and adore the legend of King Arthur.

The illustrations were amazing and is the saving grace for this review, I just wish they had been bigger to fully take in and appreciate them. ( )

Beautiful illustrations. A great introduction to the Arthurian legend for kids. ( )

I absolutely loved and respected [b:Saint George and the Dragon|10118|Saint George and the Dragon|Margaret Hodges|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166115558s/10118.jpg|2042811]. This, however, failed, imo. I think I'd give it one star except for Hyman's illustrations - and even there, well, she's done better. I think it's because this tried to cover Arthur's whole life and beyond. It was flat, generic, and vague.

Now, a disclaimer - the only Arthur story I've ever enjoyed is [b:The Sword in the Stone|975132|The Sword in the Stone|T.H. White|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179937835s/975132.jpg|2457438], and I really need a 'The Legends of King Arthur for Dummies - but I think Hodges should have featured one part of the story so it could have been rich enough to understand." ( )