THE BOOK DRAGON is out from Sterling Children’s Books!
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“Charming fairytale” “the comic ending [spoiler deleted!] is perfect; and Rosehilda makes a strong heroine.” — ALA Booklist
The Book Dragon is Celebrate Picture Books 2022 pick for World Read Aloud Day!
The illustrator is Éva Chatelain, whose art is endlessly charming and perfect for this whimsical fairy tale.
Here’s what it’s about:
The Book Dragon, by Kell Andrews, illustrated by Éva Chatelain
Reading is tiresome in the village of Lesser Scrump because the only words allowed must be written in dirt or scratched onto bark. Books are forbidden because the Book Dragon snatches them away at night to add to her massive hoard. But Rosehilda isn’t afraid of the Book Dragon, and she has a better idea for what to do with the Book Dragon’s stash.
Pub Date: 10/2/2018
ISBN: 9781454926856
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Top 10: Best Dragon Children’s Books from Pragmatic Mom
“I absolutely love this story by Kell Andrews with its glorious illustrations in a subdued colour-palette of oranges, reds and yellows by Eva Chatelain. It is deeply imbued with a love of books, libraries and reading and gently presents a message of understanding another person’s (or dragon’s) viewpoint and resolving problems in a positive manner. An amazing addition to school library shelves, and a joy to read aloud to whole classes or as a bedtime story for all children of 4+.” — Veronica Price, VS View From the Bookshelves
“A lovely little story with glorious illustrations to celebrate a love of books, and hopefully encourage little ones to embark on their own reading journeys.” —Read It Daddy
“This is a delightful origin story of how a library came to be, and a friendship, and a community of readers and books.” —Sandy Brehl, PB Workshop
“A lovely tale about the value of books, sharing, friendship, and bravery.” Deb Nance, Readerbuzz
“Enjoy The Book Dragon and suggest your local library buy a copy — every librarian will appreciate the ending of this story!” — Dragon’s Eye View
“What an adorable book about books, and dragons, and independent, brave little girls! It’s the best kind of fairytale – just believable enough to be magical.” — Eileen Manes
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Classroom/Home School Activity
The Bookwyrm at Dragon’s Eye View has a Read Discuss Do guide for The Book Dragon.
(Everything’s better when you have a book, and most books are better when you add dragons.)
