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Donaldson, Julia

Zog and the Flying Doctors

32 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | September, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-338-13417-9 $17.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Axel Scheffler. In this sequel to A Gold Star for Zog, Pearl (a princess) and Gadabout (a knight) become traveling doctors. Pearl's only misdiagnosis is thinking that her uncle, the king, will welcome her ("Princesses can't be doctors!"). But when he falls ill, Pearl finds the cure. Donaldson's text contains near-faultless rhymes and plentiful humor; Scheffler, whose characters exhibit cuddlesome lumpiness, finds the comedy in every scene.

Reviewer: Nell Beram | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017