THE KNIGHT AT DAWN
THE KNIGHT AT DAWN
ADAPTED BY Jenny Laird WITH ART BY Kelly & Nichole Matthews
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First published in the USA by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, 2021
Adapted from The Knight at Dawn (entitled Castle of Mystery in the UK), published by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, 1992
First published in Great Britain by Puffin Books 2024 001
Text copyright © Mary Pope Osborne, 2021 Art copyright © Kelly Matthews & Nichole Matthews, 2021 Text adapted by Jenny Laird
Dinosaurs Before Dark excerpt text copyright © Mary Pope Osborne, 2021. Art copyright © Kelly & Nichole Matthews, 2021. Adapted by Jenny Laird.
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Set in 13pt Cartoonist Hand Regular Printed and bound in China
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ISBN: 978—0—241—71202—3
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For Gail Hochman
—M.P. O.
For Randy, a royal, steady keeper of the light
—J.L.
For Jan Morgan
—K.M. & N.M.
CHAPTER ONE
On a day like any other, in the woods not far from home, Jack and Annie found a mysterious tree house.
Jack and Annie’s house
Found tree house i . n the woods.
Found lots of books i . n i . t.
Poi . nted to pteranodon pi . cture i . n book. Made a wi . sh. Wow. I wish we could go there.
Went to the time of dinosaurs.
Made a wi sh.
We wish we could go home!
Poi nted to pi cture of Frog Creek woods.
Came home to Frog Creek. Dinner! Ja-ack! An-nnie! Did this really happen or did I dream it?
Can’t sleep?
Nope.
What’s wrong, Jack?
Me neither.
What are you doing?
Trying to get the facts straight.
Aren’t you going to write about the gold medal?
You mean the gold medallion.
