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PIcture Book Parade

Here’s the latest batch of library picture books popular with both the eight- and the three-year-old, the ones that get asked for over and over and over. OH, NO, Little Dragon! by Jim Averbeck. Thanks to Charlotte of Charlotte’s Library … Continue reading

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Dragonsong

This is a book (well, ok, a series) that I read and re-read growing, starting from about 10. I’d never tried the audiobook before, however. Dragonsong. Harper Hall Trilogy Book 1. by Anne McCaffrey. Performed by Sally Darling. This is … Continue reading

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Lovabye Dragon

All children should have more dragons in their lives, right? Of course right! Lovabye Dragon by Barbara Joosse. Illustrated by Randy Cecil. Lovabye Dragon is an oddly sweet picture book. It starts on an unusually sad note – a girl … Continue reading

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Seraphina

Seraphina by Rachel Hartmann Decades ago, the Queen of a human kingdom and the King of the dragons worked out a peace treaty, still not completely trusted by anyone. Since then, the dragons (who call themselves saars) have decided that … Continue reading

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The Dragon of Cripple Creek

The Dragon of Cripple Creek by Troy HowellWhy shouldn’t there be dragons in the Wild West? After all, the west had gold and mountains, both good dragon factors. That’s the premise this book is built on. It’s set, though, in … Continue reading

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St. George and the Dragon

St. George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. I am writing up this old favorite because, after several attempts at finding the perfect book, this is the one that Lightening Bolt settled on for doing … Continue reading

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Hiro Dragon Warrior

Hiro Dragon Warrior by Bobbie JG Weiss and David Cody Weis. Pictures by Robbie Short. It might not be perfect for every child, or even every little boy, but here is a book that is, according to my son, exactly … Continue reading

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Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like

Everyone Knows What a Dragon Looks Like by Jay Williams. Illustrated by Mercer Mayer. Here is an old-but-good one, fortuantely still available from Amazon as well as at my library. Young orphan Han is a cheerful street sweeper who tends … Continue reading

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How to Train Your Dragon

My son is really, really into dragons right now. To the point where he wouldn’t let me tell him a story about an intrepid princess defeating a dragon, because he likes dragons better. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida … Continue reading

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Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon

Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett. Read by Robert Sevra This is a sweet old-fashioned story of young Elmer Elevator and his adventures rescuing first a baby dragon and then the baby dragon’s family. The most … Continue reading

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