The Kiss that Missed - David Melling

Advantages: light-hearted, edearing story
Disadvantages: Not one for when you are short on time

...included a CD reading of the story by The Fast Show and Harry Potter actor, Mark Williams. ***Who is David Melling*** David Melling, an English writer and illustrator, began his career illustrating children's book in 1993. He not only works on children's books but also a number of reference books. Today, Melling not only illustrates - he has also written several successful children's picture books including the sequel to The Kiss that Missed - ...
...and The Ghost Library. ***What is it all about*** This is the story of a young Prince who's busy father the king doesn't have time to come in and say goodnight properly and instead, blows him a kiss as he rushes down the hallway outside the Prince's bedroom. Much to the Prince's horror, the kiss misses and flies out the window instead of landing softly on his cheek. In order to calm down the distraught Prince, the royal knight is sent out into ... Read review

Advantages: Great funny/exciting story, wonderful illustrations, fantastic language
Disadvantages: Pffft, none

...couple of months ago on the basis of a positive Dooyoo review (from Allybally) as part of my daughter's second birthday present. Having read it hundreds of thousands of times since (well it seems like it at least!), it is now my turn to write a positive review of this excellent book. ***The Author*** David Melling is a well-established children's book illustrator and has an impressive range of appealing looking children's books to his name (most ...
...written three books about the amusing adventures of a knight and his horse; The Kiss That Missed, The Three Wishes and Good Knight Sleep Tight and I have my fingers tightly crossed that he writes some more, as they do the impossible- appeal to both my daughter and myself. ***The Story/Text*** The busy king blows a goodnight kiss at his young son but it misses and flies out of the window. He orders his faithful but foolish knight to ride after it ... Read review

Advantages: Original story, excellent illustrations
Disadvantages: May be difficult for young readers

...I will certainly be on the lookout for the others. Melling is both author and illustrator of this delightful picture book. He began his career as an illustrator and then progressed to writing his own stories that were inspired by his drawings. The story centres around a goodnight kiss that is blown by a busy king (on his way to have a bath) to his young son. The kiss unfortunately misses the little prince and bounces out of the open window. The ...
...the kiss, so the knight mounts his trusty horse and they gallop off to the wild wood. This is a pretty scary place when it is dark, and our knight does not seem to be the bravest of young men. Luckily, the royal kiss comes floating by and calms all the wild creatures down. They settle down to sleep, so the knight and his horse decide to have a seat on what they think is an old tree trunk. They soon discover that they have in fact sat on a dragon ... Read review