The Story Book Knight by Helen and Thomas Docherty
/Leo the knight just wants to read. But when his parents insist that he go out into the world to tame a dragon, he dons his armor, takes up his new wooden sword, packs a LOT of books, and sets out to face the dragon. Along the way he runs into some rather impressive obstacles, but nothing that a little story can't fix.
This is adorable! The story is clever - Leo uses his reading smarts to get himself out of trouble (and there's even a subtle poop joke for good measure). The rhyming text has a wonderful rhythm to it and isn't so rhymey-whimey as to be annoying. The illustrations are gorgeous and really feel like a classic children's book. They reminded me of books that I had as a kid or ones that I loved (like Norman the Doorman - also about a mouse). This would be a great storytime book, especially paired with The Sunflower Sword.