Sir Porky:

Horsing Around in Camelot

(Looney Tunes Wacky Adventure 4)

by
Tracey West

illustrated by

Duendes del Sur

Scholastic, November 2003, 58 pp.
ISBN: 0-439-56584-7

Genre: Early Chapter
Subgenres: Cartoon Characters / Time Travel
Reviewed: 1/27/2008

Reviewed by: Conan Tigard

Book Cover

Daffy's Magic Moment

Merlin's wand was standing straight up in front of Daffy. He shook his fist at the wand. "I'll turn you into firewood, you slippery stick!"

ZAP!

A flash of light burst from the wand, and Daffy's body tingled. Whiskers stuck out from his face, and he had little clawed feet instead of webbed ones. All of a sudden he wanted cheese . . .

The wand had turned him to a mouse! "Turn me back right now!" Daffy squeaked.

ZAP!

The wand flashed, and Daffy's body tingled again. He looked down. His webbed feet were back . . . but they were green. And instead of cheese, he was hungry for fat, juicy flies.

That wand had turned him into a frog! "All right, all right," Daffy croaked. "Forget what I said about the firewood. Just turn me back!"

ZAP!

Daffy transformed again. He felt bigger, somehow. He wiggled his behind and discovered he had a tail again. "Thanks!" Daffy said.

Then he caught his reflection in the shiny armor. A dragon stared back at him. A dragon with black scales and an orange snout. "Help!" Daffy yelled.

Review

On the WB Studio Lot, Porky Pig is filming a medieval movie and when the shooting stops, decides to visit his hero, King Arthur. He uses the ACME Space Replacer to travel back to ancient England and ends up on the back of a dragon. He scares the dragon away and rides into Camelot with Sir Kay. Meanwhile, Taz is hungry and runs into Daffy Duck on the studio lot. Taz chases him inside a building and Daffy spots the Space Replacer. He hits the button, thinking to get away from Taz, and both are sent back in time. Daffy ends up in the castle moat while Taz terrorizes a local village eating everything in site. Back at the castle, King Arthur knights Porky Pig, turning him into Sir Porky, and Lancelot drags a muddy Daffy Duck into the room. Merlin the Wizard cleans Daffy up magically using his wand. A report from the village comes in and King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table head to the village to check out the damage. Taz, it seems, has torn through the village, destroying homes, and eating everything. Realizing that he must somehow gather Taz and Daffy under the Enchanted Oak the next day so they can return home, Sir Porky just isn't sure how he is going to do it. Meanwhile, back in the castle, Daffy tries to steal Merlin's wand. But the wand has other ideas about that.

Sir Porky: Horsing Around in Camelot is the fourth book in the Looney Tunes Wacky Adventures series put out by Warner Bros. It is a stand-alone book. This book was written by Tracy West and illustrated by Duendes del Sur. This series is intended for young readers aged 7 to 9.

I love King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. I also love Fantasy stories with dragons, knights and wizards. So when I saw that Porky Pig was going to become a knight, I knew that Sir Porky: Horsing Around in Camelot would be a book I would enjoy. And you know what, I was right! What strikes me as funny is that this is the fourth Looney Tunes Wacky Adventures book, and Daffy Duck has been in all of them so far. That darned duck seems to get into every book. It was nice to see Taz in this book, but I have always loved that stuttering pig most of all. Porky does a great job as a knight and even figures out a way to outsmart Taz, although I don't believe that would be difficult to do. The pace of the book is perfect and the story is well-written. Once again, the artwork is fun, but I wish it was in color. Overall, Sir Porky: Horsing Around in Camelot is an excellent read for early readers and they will love it.

I rated this book a 9 out of 10.