Wasn’t quite what I expected. There are such subtle hints to the dragon that younger readers may not understand them.

Illustrations were beautiful and story was lovely though.

After hearing that dragons don’t exist, the knight decides to set out on a journey with his map. He wanders about not realizing how close to the dragon he is. I enjoyed reading this book with my niece and nephew.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quatro Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for allowing me to read an ARC of this novel. #NetGalley #HereBeDragons

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A funny book about the most oblivious knight ever and the princess saves the day. My little giggled at his antics and the pictures.

A super funny story about a silly knight on a hunt for dragons. The illustrations are vibrant and cute. Little ones (and not-so-little ones) will love it.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.

Unbelievably illustrated, especially by the knight in search of a dragon, this picture book will take readers on their own quest to find a dragon.

I had a great time reading this book. We see a knight determined to find and slay a dragon, but having no luck finding one. While they are searching, turns out is closer than they think it is. Yet as this story comes to a close, this quest ends up being a total bust. Most kids will have a lot of fun reading this book.

This book will fit perfectly with “Paperback Princess”. We have a knight who is determined to find a dragon to fight. But the knight is a guy does not pay attention. Our knight even finds a damsel in distress. While the night is too braggadocios to realize what’s going on, the princess is going to save the day. This book was lots of fun. The illustrations are bright, vibrant, colorful, everything a kid wants in a book. This book has lots of power and could be read over and over and over again for decades to come if given the chance.

Super silly and fun little picture book! The story is goofy, but I can see so many children (and adults) really enjoying this book. I loved it!

Our self assured knight is on a mission: to find a dragon. He’s determined, he has a map and a trusty steed who is, quite frankly, the brains of the operation.

The knight trusts his own judgement and buries his head in the map, oblivious to the signs he passes. Even the literal ones.

This is one of those picture books where the words and the pictures tell vastly different stories. If we trust the knight, we’ll believe there’s nothing to see here, but we know better.

Paddy Donnelly’s illustrations tell us the other story. It’s not only the dragon the knight fails to see. He misses practically the entire story. Just some of what he misses are a unicorn, treasure and the real heroes of this story.

If I’d read this as a kid, I would have loved pointing out all of the times I found the dragon. Adult me may have also enjoyed doing this but also loved seeing the expressions on the animals’ faces.

My favourite expression happened early in the book, when the knight is in Ye Olde Shoppe. He may have purchased that map and bargain bin sword or he may have appropriated them when the shopkeeper’s back was turned. What’s not in doubt is how bored his horse is; without a word you can see they’re well acquainted with the knight’s self-aggrandising behaviour.

I read a lot of picture books. Not all of them make a lasting impression. This one has. I borrowed it from the library in 2021 and as soon as I saw it again I knew I had to reread it. It was just as much fun as I remembered.

I got even more out of the illustrations this time around. There’s so much to see. It’s taken me four reads to pick up on the fact that the bunny flying through the air is still visible when you turn to the next page.

I’m definitely going to be reading this again.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group, for the opportunity to read this picture book.

Completely adorable. The type of book you can enjoy over and over because the hilarious prose and vivid illustrations tell multiple stories. This isn't a rush-through-it kind of storybook. This is a pour-over-every-detail, discover-something-new-each-time-you-read-it, giggle-with-your-little-ones kind of story. This is the one Mom and Dad pick when it is their turn to choose a bedtime story.

Absolutely loved it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for letting me have a peek at an advanced copy. Verily all opinions are forsooth and completely my own!

‘He’s behind you!’ humour with a hapless knight and a furious ‘can do’ princess.

Very funny picture book with the reader in on the joke from the start, as a clearly useless knight takes his map and goes off to find a dragon to fight for his treasure. His horse can’t make him see every clue, and he’s oblivious to every unsubtle hint about bodies, gold, victims and even sharp teeth that aren’t really caves… Good thing the tied-up princess is able to defend herself…

Chock full of visual humour that compliments the text, this will have children slapping their heads at the silly helmeted one and cheering the true heroes of the story, who don’t get a word to say but show by deeds their courage and worth.

Great illustrations too, of medieval scenes and forests.

Lots of fun for toddlers and small ones at bedtime. For ages 3-7.

With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.

A book that is laugh-out-loud funny AND brings knights and dragons centre stage? Yes, please! sometimes we forget, but the most appealing aspect for young children is sheer entertainment and enjoyment and this book DELIVERS! The calamity of this oblivious knight who will NOT follow advice and will miss the most OBVIOUS of clues will have children screaming every single one of his decisions is blatantly the wrong one! Paddy Donnelly is so incredibly talented and the illustrations (besides being gorgeous!) are full of hilarious, witty little details, which the children will LOVE spotting.
I can't recommend this book highly enough, thank me later. This is a safe bet for your shelf!

A knight goes out in search of dragons with the help of his trusty map that says, “Here be dragons” and includes helpful tips. But does this knight have what it takes to find and fight a dragon?

This book makes excellent use of the juxtaposition of the text and the illustrations to create humor. Observant readers should be able to see evidence of the dragon that the knight misses. Thankfully, a plucky young maiden and the knight’s horse are there to help pick up the unobservant knight’s slack and save the land from doom. A humorous read that may be better for older picture book readers as the vocabulary is a bit challenging at times (or adults reading to kids need to be ready to explain certain phrases/adapt vocabulary…younger children can still appreciate the humorous pictures).

Notes on content [based on the dARC]: Things get perilous but it doesn’t come to mortal violence, the dragon is just chased off. There are bones on the ground in one area along with armor implying some other knights didn’t make it, but it isn’t gross and kids may miss the implications.

In Here Be Dragons by Susannah Lloyd, a heroic knight is so focused on the map that will lead him to dragons, that he fails to see what's right under his nose. Readers will enjoy lots of laughs as they see what the foolish knight does not in the amusing illustrations. This book truly qualifies as a rolicking storytime read.

This funny picture book is about a hapless knight in search of a dragon to fight. It's full of knightly vocabulary and picture clues about how very clueless this knight is. Kids will think it's fun to notice some of the very silly details in the pictures and adults will enjoy some of the sly jokes that appear along the edges. Very fun read.

Here Be Dragons by Susannah Lloyd is a fun and engaging book for young readers. The illustrations are detailed and vibrant. Children and kids will have so much fun looking for the dragon. I often read the text and then went back just to look at the details in the illustrations. This book appeals to both genders and kids of all ages prbably TK-3, and will have students laughing and engaged in the text.

As a teacher and a parent, this book is a must have in your home or classroom library. I just know my students and my own children will return to this book again and again. Since this book is so engaging, there are so many questions you can ask your child to engage even more with the book. You can ask questions such as "What do you notice about the spiky hill?" or "What do you notice about the burrow he shouts into?" Asking students/children these questions will help them use the details to infer, predict, and explain their thinking.

Parents and teacher, pick up this book when it is published on February 6, 2024. You will not be disappointed and your children/students will find their new favorite book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Susannah Lloyd for allowing me to voluntarily read this book and give my honest review.

This was a lot of fun! I really love that the reader is in on the "joke" of the dragon being present in the background but the narrator has no idea. I think kids would get a kick out of this during a read-aloud.

I also loved the art style!

A cute, short story with fun illustrations. I think this would be great for story time. CSLP's summer reading theme for 2024 is Adventure begins at Your Library and this book would be amazing with a dragon-themed craft/program.

The story of a knight looking for dragons ..... with a map. Other knights said there is no dragon, but our knight believe that there are dragons. So he starts his search, with his horse. He read the map carefully, but no dragon in sight. This was a hilarious story as the cover of the book said. Thank you for brightening my day, since this book is not only for children, but adults as well.

Oh this one was delightful. My kids thought it was hilarious how the silly knight kept missing the dragon. This one had lovely illustrations and the story captivated their attention and kept it throughout. Definitely recommend it for young children.