A funny, exciting series for younger readers, by the bestselling Vivian French and David Melling.

Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt, uncle and cousin Prune while his parents are away.

But Sam's discovered a magical scroll listing the six quests to be completed to become a knight, and with his True Companion Prune's help, he's already managed two! Now Sam must find a goodly sword, but he keeps getting distracted by noble deeds that need doing. Helping a grumpy dwarf, a dunderheaded bear and an island of tiny elves might mean he'll never find his sword, but isn't that what a Very Noble Knight would do ...?

This is book 3 in Knight in Training .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

David Melling was born in Oxford where his father was a sculptor. He lived in Italy for some time and is now married with a baby daughter. Vivian French is a well-known author who has written over 150 books for children.