The Dazzling Beast

About the Book

Once upon a time there was a Knight without an Armor. His father was killed in the war and buried in the field with his armor on. So, our Knight goes to the world trying to find armor. His adventures start the first night inside the forest helping humans and animals. Thus he becomes stronger and finally manufactures himself an Armor. He continues his search to find a spear, a magic one, thus he becomes the “Knight with the Unconquered Armor.” He wins all the fights but that fact goes upon his head and he starts to act as a person who does not care about others anymore. He starts to make unworthy things and is punished by being transformed into a Giant Snail. He is going to remain a Snail, until he will conquer the Dazzling Beast. He does and from then on he will be again the Knight with the Unconquered Armor, staying at last free and happy.

About the Author

Helena Macree Tsavalas, writer and artist, was born in Athens, Greece in 1915. Her father was a theater critic and playwright and her mother a poet and teacher. She was first published at nine, and wrote all her life, specializing in children's books, from which she created games, dolls and puppets. She won many first prizes in literary contests in Athens, Paris and Lausanne and received testimonials from educators, artists and writing professionals on both sides of the Atlantic. After World War II, the French government awarded her a three year scholarship to study in Paris. she continued her studies in seven Universities including the Sorbonne, University of Lyon France, Queens College and Columbia University.