William the Curious: Knight of the Water Lilies

by Charles Santore

The tale of a courageous frog who opens a stubborn Queen's eyes to the beauty of nature is now available in a hardcover classic edition, featuring Charles Santore's brilliant illustrations for a new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679887423
• ISBN13: 9780679887423
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

William the Curious

Book received in great condition, except for a large pen written happy birthday message written over one of the inner pages.

Wow, I was stunned!

I think William the Curious was a great book. I think the lesson was very reasonable. Being perfect isn't everything. I think the pictures are wonderful and I really liked this book. I was stunned by the great words that were in the book.

A FROG BECOMES A KNIGHT

Youngsters are inquisitive and so is the brave little frog in William The Curious, a delightful environmental fairy tale written and richly illustrated by Charles Santore. A queen's desire for perfection and the consequences of this quest are explored, as well as the meaning of courage.

WOW! A Discovered Gem

Okay, I wish I was a kid again. Can I be a kid again?! I bought this book because it was about a knight who was curious and I can't think of a more perfect quest for a knight than curiosity. This is a little gem of a book and it could be made into a wonderful movie. It's art. It's a wonderful story about a knight who goes on a quest and learns that everything perfect is not so perfect. But that's okay. Even flawed it can be magical. William is a terrific character. The art work is fantastic, and I want to be young again. Mothers of young children should read this to them often. It's got a great message and it's clever. Not enough books for little boys either, and this is a great one. Buy it now.

William the Curious

This is a charming book that lets children (and adults) know that sometimes what appears to be perfect, isn't. The pictures a lovely and engaging and the story moves along well. My four year old declared "it should be a movie". Definitley a good bed time story.