The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen, 87 pages.
Sir Violet isn't really a knight, the village of Ynys is too small for that, but he does all of the things that knights do, so the villagers call him one anyway. Mostly this means he has to hike out to the local dragon's cave every time he steals something and politely ask for it back. But when the baker goes missing Sir Violet, the dragon, and the baker's wife have to solve the mystery of her disappearance, and the trip may be altogether more adventure than Sir Violet really wanted.
This is a very wholesome little story about embracing each person's differences as a community. In many ways this novella reads like a story from a very good picture book, although there aren't any pictures in it. It is marketed as an "all ages" fairy tale, and I think that's a pretty good descriptor. I think this would be a really good book to read with kids.
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