Sally Day Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Very excited to be buying ds7 and 5 their first book of the stories of the Round Table and wondering which version people love? Ideally it would have beautiful language and equally beautiful illustrations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduemeche Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 At that age, at least the seven year old, the "Illustrated Classics for Young Readers" or some such version would be good for self reading. Our boys all cut their teeth on the Jim Weiss audio CD: "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table." Simply fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Our boys all cut their teeth on the Jim Weiss audio CD: "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table." Simply fantastic.This...I know it is not a book with illustrations, but this Jim Weiss CD is fantastic...It is a favorite here...Even if you do find a lovely book, this version of King Arthur and his Knights is not to be missed 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Day Posted January 25, 2015 Author Share Posted January 25, 2015 Loved the online samples of the Jim Weiss CD. Has anyone got the Howard Pyle or Roger Lancelyn Green books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Sorry, when I read the title, the first thing I thought of was my favorite blend of flour and/or baking gadgets. Oh yeah, classical homeschooling board...carry on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDoe Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Loved the online samples of the Jim Weiss CD. Has anyone got the Howard Pyle or Roger Lancelyn Green books? Used the Roger Lancelyn Green together with Memoria Press Lit guide. Very good, but not for age level that OP indicates, more like 9-12 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pod's mum Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White is on heaps of 'must read' lists. Because it must be read. My girl regularly rereads it and chuckles and shares bits each time. IMHO,the rest of the Once and Future King set get drier, but this one is great to find while still younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 We suffered through Green's version ths year (11yo). I really enjoy the stories of KA and I'm sure DS would too, but wow was this book dull. Really insufferably dull. Hopefully I'll find a better one eventually or he'll never believe me that's it's worth reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptor_dad Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 If illustration is equally important, we liked Michael Morpurgo's "Arthur, High King of Britain"[1]. It isn't as rich as Pyle or Green but does have great pictures on nearly every page. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-High-Britain-Michael-Morpurgo/dp/0152000801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I tried to get dd13 to read Green's version last year, and she hated it. I'm reading Andrew Lang's version with my boys now, and it's much easier and more enjoyable. The version I have is a cheap paperback by Dover. It has some illustrations, but it's not beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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