Fictional diary of eleven-year old Tobias Burgess, sent to live as a page in his uncle's castle. A lively look at castle life from a kid's perspective – staying warm in the kitchen, eating too much rich food at a feast, sneaking out to the fields instead of doing lessons. Wonderful illustrations. (Chapter book, illustrations)

Essential guide to castles – history, defenses and weapons, castle as a prison, great hall, chapel, kitchen (including photos of feast dishes), with info on shell keeps like Restormel. Detailed photographs, medieval artifacts and models of castles.
(Picture book)

Kids can read for themselves about training to become a knight and life in a castle – mock fighting, armor and weapons, shields and coats of arms, hunting, troubadours and tournaments. (Easy reader)