Forest Friends and the Three-Headed Dragon Review

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(More customer reviews)Having just endured a three day power outage, Karel Hlobil's new book Forest Friends and the Three-Headed Dragon came in very handy as an engaging unplugged activity as my 9-year-old son and I took turns reading passages to each other by flashlight.

Forest Friends is an enchanting fairy tale which takes place in the long-ago Kingdom of King Charles, an idyllic land where the sky is always blue, flower petals glide through the air to land in clean and calm lakes, and all creatures great and small live in peace and harmony. "Rivers, ponds, lakes and oceans were filled with fish, and beavers built huge dams, while frogs splashed in the water. You could find love, friendship, help and good hearts in any corner of the forest or village."

Suddenly one day the peace is broken by a gigantic three-headed dragon named Drak. Dragon Drak was by far the biggest, ugliest, smelliest, cruelest creature anyone has ever seen. Scaly green with black spots, Drak spewed ash from each of his mouths and smelled like burning electric wire. He would devour whole herds of buffalo and cows, plucking them from the land with his three-feet long razor sharp claws. After devastating the forest and villages with his fire and ash, Drak settled in a large cave near a village and roared out his demands so loud that every person and animal had to cover their ears: Every month the villagers had to bring Drak a young girl in a white wedding gown tied to a pole or he would destroy everything and everyone!

The whole Kingdom was thrown into despair. King Charles offered a reward for anyone who could free the kingdom from Drak's reign of terror. Enter three brave young brothers who respond to the king's call. As the brothers go about their journey they meet up with a host of wonderful animals who want peace restored to the Kingdom every bit as much as the humans. You will delight in meeting the Acrobat Ants, Godmother Fox, Felicia the Fish and others. Will the brothers and the animals be able to defeat the evil dragon?

Forest Friends is an absolute delight for kids of all ages and the adults in their lives. My son and I also both loved the illustrations by H. D. Johnson, which really give a medieval feel to the story.

A must read for everyone, whether you are in a power outage or not!

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Product Description:
This new story is ideal for nature-loving parents, grandparents, teachers, librarians, and everyone who wants to share the beauty of the world with children, or to be a child again.The story takes the reader to a unique world, back in medieval times: the world of Forest Friends and the Three-Headed Dragon. These tales speak of a time, long, long ago, when amazing things happened that became legends known to everyone in the Kingdom of King Charles. Even our forest friends, who played such an important part in these tales, recall these legends.This book speaks of the deep love and understanding between humans and all animals, large and small, both domestic and in the forest. This spirit of love among humans and animals still pervades the wonderful woodland Kingdom of King Charles.