Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs, illustrated by Stacy Curtis - ESSENTIAL

Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs, illustrated by Stacy Curtis 160 pages. CHAPTER BOOK Simon and Schuster, 2022. $13 

Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (Fairy tale type threats from Trolls etc). 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Peasant Tim hears the news that Princess Grace has been abducted by a stinx and that (lazy) Prince Ruprecht is forming a legion of knights to help rescue her. Tim, hoping to improve his station in life, volunteers. What follows next is an amazing quest, with bravery and friendship and some pretty great life lessons, for everyone.

Oh so silly! I loved it! Once Upon a Tim would be a great read-aloud or a bedtime story and the kids will love the line drawings. Tim sometimes mentions modern inventions like TV or air conditioning - a great opportunity to talk about anachronisms.


Lisa Librarian