Calling on Dragons

Title: Calling on Dragons - Book three of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Author: Patricia C. Wrede

Pages: 5 discs

Genre: Fantasy

Grade: B-

Synopsis: The wicked wizards are again trying to take over the enchanted forest.  This leads Cimorene and her friends on a quest to find the king's magic sword. 

My Review:  Great book for kids, but for me the dialog in this book was especially annoying.  The book ends with a big cliffhanger though, so I'll have to track down the 4th book of the series and find out how everything ends.

Searching for Dragons

Title: Searching for Dragons - Book Two of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles

Author: Patricia C. Wrede

Pages: 4 discs

Genre: Fantasy

Grade: B

Synopsis: Mendanbar is the king of the Enchanted Forest.  He finds an area of his forest that has been burned to ashes and the only clues of what has happened are 5 enchanted dragon scales.  Mendanbar embarks with the Princess Cimorene (who's official title is chief cook and librarian to the dragon king) on a quest to locate the lost dragon king.

My Review: Just like the first book of the series, I enjoyed listening to this book in my car.  The audio cd is read by a full cast of characters and is a great production.  I'm still thinking that Ada would love listening to this series in a year or two.

Dealing with Dragons

Title: Dealing with Dragons

Author: Patricia C. Wrede

Pages: 4 discs

Genre: Fantasy

Grade: B

Synopsis: Cimorene is a unique princess.  She is smart, headstrong and interested in boy things.  Every time that she tries to learn a new skill, shooting, magic, etc. her parents forbid her because "it's not what princesses do."  Her boredom gets that best of her and she takes matters into her own hands and runs away to live as a princess to a dragon.

My Review: I found out that I had to drive to Cedar City when the CD player in my car had been recently stolen, but I was able to throw this book onto my MP3 player and listen to it on the drive.  It was a fun story, one that I'll have Ada listen to in a year or two.