In the heat of battle, a dragon took a bite. . . and now our brave fellow is a bottomless knight!The poor knight is devastated after losing his bottom. He can't possibly ride his pony back home, and what princess would fall in love with a knight with no bum? So the knight does what he does best: he doesn't give up. He searches the lands high and low until he finds it at last: a bottom shop that sells all kinds of bottoms, bums, booties, and butts! Will our brave knight find a princess who loves him at last? Will he ever sit astride his pony again?
The Knight with No Bottom is a European bestseller available in the United States for the first time. With hilarious rhyming text from Levina van Teunenbroek and incredible, expressive art from Charlotte Bruijn,
The Knight with No Bottom is a picture book that will have young readers rolling on the floor with giggles, begging to read it again and again and again.
On sale: July 28, 2026
Age: 3-7 years
Grade: Preschool - 2
Page count: 42 Pages
ISBN: 9798217038893
Reading level: Lexile: 550L | Fountas/Pinnell: M
Levina van Teunenbroek is a bestselling Dutch picture book author. As a teacher, she has been telling stories to toddlers for over twenty years. Her stories are exciting, silly and sometimes a little bit naughty.
Charlotte Bruijn is a designer, illustrator, and proud mother of two young readers, living in the Netherlands.
Praise for The Knight with No Bottom:“The most important takeaway? Like butts, this story is hilarious… Bottomlessly entertaining.”
—Kirkus Reviews“This seriously silly story, translated from Dutch, keeps the humor level high. . . [with] layers of laughter.”
—Booklist
