Fun little book. Read it with my daughters, they really enjoyed it. Rather simple writing.

My 11 year old daughter chose this one off our shelves for our next bedtime read aloud. Both of us enjoyed the plucky heroine (spoiler: this is one young lady who will be helping WITH the rescue, not sitting around waiting to BE rescued) and the author's funny illustrations.

This is an updated fairy tale of the somewhat "fractured" variety. (As in: dragons need to be defended, not defeated, the language is almost all modern, and things along that line.) Magic is a tool in this story but it can go terribly wrong. So, if you're OK with updating old themes, the use of magic, and a little Girl Power, then you might enjoy this story too.

I love Funke's Inkspell trilogy but this does not quite rise to that level. My daughter could easily have read this one on her own (and she would probably give it more stars than I do) but I like letting her help choose our read alouds and I don't regret reading this one together. (So we could talk about things like Igraine and Albert sniping at each other.)

(Plus, personal fun fact: if our two youngest boys had been girls instead, one of them would probably be named Igraine. That's what happens when your kids' names all begin with I.)

Atticus really got into this one. Of course I love the feminist protagonist as aspiring knight, and the sense of threat was reconciled by familial collectivism. A good entrée into the magical fantasy for those that might not want to wade into the Harry Potter waters just yet.

This is very whimsical and a great middle grade novel. It just wasn't for me as an adult. But middle grade me would have loved it!

This was more whimsical and silly than the other works I've read by Cornelia Funke. While I generally prefer her darker style from Inkheart, this was still a fun read and I grabbed a copy for my future kid's bookshelf.

Marvelous high fantasy for middle grade readers complete with knights, magic, and castles. Ingraine is a spunky heroine who's no damsel in distress.

I LOVE IT. its the perfect adventure for kids.