This is an adorable little rhyming story about a knight who saves the day and lives happily ever after, except with a prince, not a princess. I'm not partial to rhyming stories, but this one flowed very nicely and wasn't forced. I feel like a lot of well-written picture books have only mediocre artwork, but Shiloh Penfield's illustrations are colorful and endearing. I think when the common narrative of children's books are heteronormative, it doesn't allow children to see other possibilities, and subtly informs kids that there is only one acceptable way to grow up.

Some people think that a young kid can't possibly know they are gay, but I find that ridiculous. When I had a boyfriend in kindergarten, no one told me that I couldn't possibly know that I liked boys. But even if you subscribe to that theory, only showing one version of happily ever after is saying there is only one correct way to live. This book's gorgeous illustrations and sweet story show that all types of love are acceptable endings to the fairy tale. Highly recommend!

Thanks, Net Galley for providing a free copy in exchange for an honest review.

A Children's fairytale that takes all the traditional fairytale tropes and turns them upside down. With the running theme of pumpkins and rhyming, this would be a perfect story to read in the Fall. The rainbow on the last page was also a perfect touch. We need more love is love fairytales specifically for children! 🌈📚💕👏 


***Thanks to Netgalley and Schiffer Publishing Ltd for providing me with a review copy.***

Okay. So first off I didn’t begin reading this book intending to cry or have any feeling beyond “awe what a cute children’s book”, but this book was fantastic and I had all of the feels by the end.

An adorably illustrated book about a little boy who follows his dreams to become a knight. Many adventures and persevering later the knight meets a princess and prince when he saves them from a dragon. When the princess asks for his hand in marriage he informs her he has fallen in love with the prince.

Holy plot twist!

This story screams be yourself! Be brave! Love who you love! Never underestimate you power to be amazing and for the world to accept you for who you are.

The pictures and rhyming were fun to follow and the way the story ended was just perfect. A different kind of fairy tale and I am so in love with it!

Cute LGBTQ-friendly fairy tale picture book about a knight who rescues a prince and princess from a dragon and chooses to marry the prince when they all get home. The art is adorable; the words are in a sort of sing-song verse and some of the rhymes are a little forced, but I think it should work for a read-aloud. About two lines of text per page.