Hello, friends! Our book today is Dragons Are the Worst! by Alex Willan, the hilarious follow-up to the author/illustrator’s previous tale, Unicorns Are the Worst! The diminutive goblin narrator from Unicorns is back, this time with a new complaint: dragons. Namely, that everyone thinks they are SO scary and intimidating! Sure, they are huge and … Continue reading Dragons Are the Worst! (Alex Willan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is You've Got Dragons by Kathryn Cave and Nick Maland, an allegorical look at how we deal with our worries. As a young boy plays in a city park, the narration points out that you never really expect dragons to turn up - and that’s exactly when they often do. … Continue reading You’ve Got Dragons (Kathryn Cave & Nick Maland)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Roar & Sparkles Go To School, written by Sarah Beth Durst and illustrated by Ben Whitehouse, a back-to-school story with a scaly twist. Roar the dragon dreads the end of summer: it means no more playing at the beach with his beloved big sister Sparkles, for one. But more … Continue reading Roar & Sparkles Go To School (Sarah Beth Durst)
Summer Reading Day 73: Today we read How To Draw A Dragon by Douglas Florian, a fun book that acts as a tongue-in-cheek instructional manual on, well, how to draw a dragon. Told in rhyme, it gives aspiring dragon-portraiture artists tips on how to get their dragon drawings just right, first by finding a dragon … Continue reading How To Draw A Dragon (Douglas Florian)
Summer Reading Day 67: Today's book was How To Be Friends With A Dragon by Valeri Gorbachev, a fantastic little tale about a boy who loves dragons so much that he hopes to someday befriend one. Upon telling his sister this, she extols the various rules to remember for those who want to become a … Continue reading How To Be Friends With A Dragon (Valeri Gorbachev)
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