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Cole's wish comes true when he becomes an Assistant Knight to Sir Percival, his favorite Knight of King Arthur's Round Table. Cole learns how to ride a horse, swing a sword, cheer for Sir Percival when he goes to battle, and bandage his boo-boos when the battle is over. Cole loves practicing every skill a Knight-in-Training must master and he is determined to be granted knighthood.Sir Percival is a great knight in every way, except for one thing: He is terrified that an Underwear Dragon will come and destroy the kingdom. But when the unthinkable happens, Cole is the only knight left standing (and just an assistant knight at that!) Cole must use all of his newly acquired skills to battle the fearsome dragon and avoid a catastrophe. Luckily, an unfortunate underwear mishap changes everything and Cole triumphs in this hilarious and triumphant tale!Kids will recognize themselves in our pint-sized hero.
About the Author
SCOTT ROTHMAN is a writer of picture books, humor pieces and screenplays. His debut picture book ATTACK OF THE UNDERWEAR DRAGON and its sequel RETURN OF THE UNDERWEAR DRAGON were both National Indie bestsellers. Scott has more picture books coming soon, MAKO & TIGER by Random House (illustrated by Mika Song) , PARFAIT, NOT PARFAIT by Roaring Brook Press (illustrated by Avery Monsen) and BLUE BISON NEEDS A HAIRCUT also by Random House (illustrated again by Pete Oswald) .Scott is also a screenwriter who has sold screenplays to Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony, and New Line Cinema. A script he co-wrote, "Draft Day," topped the 2012 Black List before its acquisition and subsequent production by Lionsgate/Summit as a feature film directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Kevin Costner. In addition, Rothman co-wrote the script for the Weinstein Company comedy "Army of One", starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Larry Charles. Scott's humor writing has appeared in various publications including The New Yorker, GQ, Grantland and McSweeney's.