Good fun, Nice illustrations
This is my first time experiencing a children’s / young readers book from Bex Hogan. I’m more familiar with the Isles of Storm and Sorrow books, which are aimed at 12+ young adult / older schoolchildren.
The tagline of “Princess, Knight, Hero?” promises some good themes, and the cover art shows mythical creatures - I’m invested already!
Approaching this from the perspective of the target reader (which, incidentally is the same age as my son) I like that includes some illustrated pages. When children are moving up to “chapter books” it helps to break up the story with some pictures, and also provides some stimulation for children who are visual learners. Flying kittens who breathe fire - who wouldn’t love that?!
My son would say this is a “girls book” purely because the lead character is a girl, but I think it has a much broader appeal. I think Bex Hogan and the illustrator, Hannah McCaffery, have done a god job of making this accessible to all readers within the target age group.
The tagline of “Princess, Knight, Hero?” promises some good themes, and the cover art shows mythical creatures - I’m invested already!
Approaching this from the perspective of the target reader (which, incidentally is the same age as my son) I like that includes some illustrated pages. When children are moving up to “chapter books” it helps to break up the story with some pictures, and also provides some stimulation for children who are visual learners. Flying kittens who breathe fire - who wouldn’t love that?!
My son would say this is a “girls book” purely because the lead character is a girl, but I think it has a much broader appeal. I think Bex Hogan and the illustrator, Hannah McCaffery, have done a god job of making this accessible to all readers within the target age group.