Leo the mouse isn't like the other knights. While they like fighting, he'd rather read a book. Leo's parents are keen to turn him into a proper knight, so they pack him off on a mission to tame a dragon. But Leo knows that books are mightier than swords, and he tames not just the dragon, but a troll and a griffin, too - by reading them stories. With its witty rhyming text and glorious, detailed illustrations, THE KNIGHT WHO WOULDN'T FIGHT is a joyful, magical picture book about the power of stories.

 

This book was recognised by the Oscar's Book Prize Award. Oscar's Book Prize is a British children's book prize awarded annually to a book for pre-school age children, which was first published in the UK during the previous calendar year.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2016 by Scholastic .

Thomas Docherty was born in New Zealand but has spent most of his life in England. His picture books have been shortlisted for a variety of awards, including the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal in 2009 for Little Boat. Helen Docherty wrote (and illustrated) her first picture book at the age of six. Her first professional publication, The Snatchabook, was published by Alison Green Books, snatching up 17 coeditions and 2 major UK prize shortlistings. Helen has spent most of her career as a language teacher and also has an MA in Film and Television Production. She has lived and worked in France, Spain, Cuba and Mexico, and now lives in Swansea with her husband and two young daughters.