Customer Reviews

The Kiss That Missed

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I picked this book up by chance, and my son will not let me put in down! It is great. The illustrations are very detailed and lead to great conversations. It is almost a shame it is a "bedtime book" because we get so involved in talking about the story and the pictures that he doesn't really get sleepy. It is a favorite of us both. I am sure that this will be the gift we bring to every birthday party we are invited to in the future.

I took this out from the library and boy did we enjoy this book. The illustrations remind me of Disney cartoons. The plot is so fun and everything ends up happily ever after. Whats wrong with that? Shouldn't bed time be peaceful and funny? Even this parent enjoyed it. A great good night read. I'm going to purchase one for me and my 5 year old.

What might happen if a king's goodnight kiss is blown to his son, but accidentally misses...and lands on a dragon instead? In this funny picture book for little princes everywhere, that's exactly the dilemma at hand. The king is in too big of a hurry to give his son a proper tucking in bed, so the kiss goes astray, floating out the Prince's bedroom window. The king orders his knight to mount his horse and give chase, but the forest is filled with spooky things. Faced with bears and wolves, they loose sight of the kiss, which flies right up the nose of a giant green dragon. As the knight ponders the problem, a bigger problem finds him when the dragon takes chase. Will this the tragic end of the knight and his horse? The big kiss off? Author/illustrator David Melling ("Gerda The Goose") builds the climax into a grin-worthy story twist, and the moral of the story is one that will not be taken lightly by all those too-busy dads out there. This "Kiss" doesn't miss a thing.

I bought this book as a birthday present for my two year old daughter. She and her three year old sister have decided it is their new favorite bedtime book! The writing makes it easy for grown-ups to add a little pizazz with voices and excitement, and there are not too many words on each page which lends itself well to younger children's attention spans. The artistry is excellent and serves as a perfect backdrop to the comedy of the tale. A perfect bedtime story!

I read this to my 4 year old before she goes to sleep each night. It's become one of her favorites. It's the story of a hurried goodnight kiss that a king blows to his young son. Of course the kiss misses and the king sends his loyal knight to retrieve it. The knight and his horse have a little adventure ending with the kiss being returned to it's intended recipient. The book has cute, well executed illustrations, but the ending just doesn't seem like an end. Otherwise I would have given a full 5 stars. Still, I'd recommend it.

What a cute book! My son loves listening to this book and the illustrations are great. I like it so much that I've ordered 3 Wishes for him and hope to be reviewing that on soon too. Would definitely recommend hard to find fairy tale stories that can be for boys or appeal to them. Glad to have found this one.

I've been looking for more picture books that include fathers, have an actual story line, but aren't overly wordy on each page. Basically something appropriate for a toddler. This book was just what I was looking for. It's about a father who has gotten so caught up in his busy life that he merely blows his son a goodnight kiss rather than taking the time to actually give him a proper goodnight. Supposedly the kiss misses the child, goes out the window into the forest and has to be chased down by the royal knight. In the end when the kiss is brought back the father has learned his lesson and gives a proper goodnight to everyone. My son loves this story. I like to trade up the books we read roughly every week so that he doesn't get tired of any particular book. In doing so this book has remained one of his favorites for several months now. He has picked up vocabulary from different parts of the story and he even cheers in the end when the king falls asleep reading to everyone.
Also, one of the forest pages is done mostly in shades of the same color to show it is dark in the forest. My son loves to hunt out the shapes of the different animals in the forest hiding amongst the trees. A wonderful book with great illustrations!

This is a great book that is fun and easy to read. And a good reminder to parents to remember to take time for their kids. A really cute book.

This is a cute fairy tale that is different from any other. There are lots of writing activities that could use this book as a spring board-tell where your own kiss landed, etc.

reading a bed time story suddenly is looking up...i went from looking for the thinnest book with the most pictures to reaching for this book every time. i promise you not only will your kids love it, but you too.