The Knight of Little Import
Age 5+
Picture Books
A fresh and charming tale of a young knight in search of monsters to slay!
Charlie is a young knight who can't find a single beast to slay. Until she discovers there are monsters all around, and only she knows what to do to help her town of Little Import!
Creators
Hannah Batsel is an artist and writer who has the unbelievable luck of making books for a living. She lives in Chicago with her black rabbit, Tully, who comes up with all of her best ideas.
Reviews
Tongue-in-cheek and not at all of little import.
Kirkus Reviews
The words use a mix of text, speech bubbles, and banners with a medieval font, which will appeal to early graphic-novel readers. But most of all, Batsel’s artwork is a mesmerizing display of extraordinary mixed-media collage using a variety of handmade and purchased paper alongside paints, ink, watercolors, embroidery floss, artificial turf, and painted sawdust. Every page, down to the endpapers, is textured, rich, layered, and lovely. Batsel’s second book as author-illustrator is quite the achievement.
starred, Booklist
The result is a playfully interactive story that suggests the grass isn’t always greener somewhere else. Ages 5–9.
Publishers Weekly
