Book Review: Augustine Came To Kent

Augustine Came to Kent (Living History Library) by Barbara Willard is about Wolf, a boy who accompanies Augustine, the Abbot. 

Pope Gregory sends Abbot Augustine from Rome to Kent in Britain to spread the word about Christianity and God. In the book, Augustine and his followers (inluding Wolf and his father, Wolfstan) face bad weather and storms on their way. When they reach the shores of Kent, they are greeted by villagers led by Cyneog. Cyneog's daughter Fritha and Wolf become friends (and later, husband and wife).

In our Story of the World audiobook, we heard that Pope Gregory calls two Anglo Saxon boys "angels". In this book, apparently, Wolfstan is one of the boys. So he is actually from England. Wolfstan finds his old home and is welcomed by Sigwolf, the leader of the village and his kinsmen. 

Also, Augustine's mission is a success because King Ethelbert and many others agree to be baptized and leave their old gods.

My Mom assigned this book for me to read because it has some historical bits I don't know about. It's a book I would not have chosen by myself to read because the story was not written in a funny way.

If you like this book, please comment.