The Wizard’s Dog Fetches the Grail by Eric Kahn Gale, 272 pages. Crown (Random House), 2018. $17
Content: G
BUYING ADVISORY: EL - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Something is very wrong in Avalon. Lord Oberon’s evil worms have continued to grow and have swallowed most of the magic. Unless Nosewise, Merlin, Arthur and Morgana can find The Grail. The Lady of the Lake will die and magic along with her.
The story really doesn't gain steam until Queen Man enters the pages. When the first book was about Nosewise learning to be a talking, magic dog, it was great fun. Now, however, Gale is twisting everything about Merlin and Arthur’s stories in weird ways. Why can’t it just be any wizard – why does it have to be Merlin? Like a Disney movie, kids who read this will be shocked when they hear the real stories. Give me Nosewise in a world of his own, please.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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