Arthur's Tractor: A Fairy Tale with Mechanical Parts by Pippa Goodhart
Rating: 2 stars
This is the most random children's books I've ever read. I thought it might be a whimsical mix of boy stuff (tractors) and girl stuff (princesses); as I've got one of each, maybe this was the perfect combo book? Um, no.
Arthur is a pretty bad farmer who swears (creatively: "Oh, dollups of dung, the blim blam blade has broken!") every time his tractor breaks down. Meanwhile, in the background, without his noticing, a dragon threatens a princess, and a prince intervenes to save her. As the prince saves the princess, the tractor breaks down for the fourth time. Arthur realizes he needs tools to fix his tractor, so he borrows the prince's sword, the dragon's fire, and the princess's scarf to get the job done.
Then he suddenly realizes there is a fair maiden behind him, and he starts hitting on her.
Without her uttering but three sentences, she accepts his proposal to live on his farm forever, and the prince and the dragon disappear as the sun sets and the new couple sits on Arthur's tractor together.
Oh my.
For reals? That makes no sense!
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