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I would like to bring you a new children’s book SIR MORIEN The Legend of a Knight of the Round Table By Holly Black By Kaliis Smith Illustrated by Ebony Glenn. I received a copy of in exchange for this review.
Charlie and I sat down on the couch this morning to read SIR MORIEN . Before we dived into the story I had Charlie read the Authors note which explains this picture book is a thirteenth-century Arthurian romance. Charlie and I discussed what we thought Arthurian romance was. Then we discussed where the Round Table had also been discussed.
Through the story we learn about family, friendship, and bravery which we all have not only in our families but inside ourselves. Charlie and I liked learning Prince Morien is brave, clever and true which we can all take lessons from. He lived with his mother a Princess and they lived in Northern Africa which Charlie can study in his Homeschool Classes when we study the States.
They go on many quests which would have been fun to join them on. But he was sad because he had never meet his father Sir Aglovale. SIR MORIEN decides to go on a quest to find him. They head into England. When they get there he learns no, one has heard of his father. Every knight he meets wants to fight him and he always wins.
We learn he misses his mom and questing was hard but he doesn’t give up. In the Welsh Countryside he meets two knights. SIR MORIEN or Sir Lancelot became tired. Finally a knight tells them the fight is over. SIR MORIEN says only if they will tell him where his dad is. They let him know he was on a quest to save King Arthur.
Sir Gawain says they should quest together with Sir Lancelot. SIR MORIEN and Sir Lancelot don’t want to quest together but Sir Gawain says they must. They fund out they quested good together. They found clues and one lead to a castle. They hear help and was able to free King Arthur. They see someone else and it was SIR MORIEN father.
King Arthur was impressed with MORIEN fighting and he asked him to become a knight. Father and son shared stories. They knew from them on they would be buddies, best friends and brave knights. Charlie and I loved the story and would like to have others about stories about the knights and what happened to them.
We believe SIR MORIEN is for younger children although older children and there parents can learn from the story if they take the time to read it. I hope every school and library places this book on there shelves and history teachers adds SIR MORIEN to there reading list for there students. Just as I did for Charlie.
About:
Full of humor, drama, and adventure, this retelling of a little-known figure of Arthurian Legend, co-written by friends Kaliis Smith and #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, is perfect for any knight in training.
Prince Morien was brave and clever and true…
The brave North African knight Morien is on a quest to find his father, who had set off on an adventure of his own and never returned. But every knight he meets wants to fight! At first, Morien is determined to best them all, until he meets some knights willing to quest with him. Together, they discover not only the importance of friendship, but also Morien’s long-lost father!
Meet the Author: Holly Black
Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children, including Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale and the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and the Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award. Holly lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Theo, in a house with a secret library. Her website is.
Internationally bestselling author Holly Black partners with Black creators Kaliis Smith and Ebony Glenn in SIR MORIEN (On Sale 10/24/23) to tell the tale of Sir Morien, a little-known Moorish member of the Knights of the Round Table. Inspired by her son not seeing himself represented picture books about beloved classic tales such as those of King Arthur, this is Holly Black’s debut picture book. With a commercial art style that mirror comics and writing that is witty, hilarious, and oh-so-fun, SIR MORIEN shows every child that they belong in the stories passed down through generations of legend and myth.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
