Publication Date: 4 August 2022 The Blurb Two more stories about Luma and her cheeky pet dragon. Timir has the hiccups. Nothing seems to stop them. Small bursts of flame keep bursting from his nostrils and causing mayhem everywhere they hit. Luma is sure it has something to do with the flame charm on her … Continue reading Luma And The Hiccupping Dragon by Leah Mohammed, illustrated by Loretta Schauer
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The Boy Who Sang With Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Publication Date: 7 January 2021 The Blurb Tomas is a fully-fledged expert dragon grower and protector of the dragonfruit tree. He has eyes in the back of his head for watching over those sneaky dragons, awesomely fast reflexes for putting out sparks and dodging the diving antics of whirling newly hatched dragons. He's got it … Continue reading The Boy Who Sang With Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Publication Date: 14 June 2018 Cover and internal illustrations by Sara Ogilvie Tomas is helping his Grandad in the garden when they stumble upon a bizarre looking tree, laden with even stranger fruit. When one falls off in Tomas’ hands, little does he know how dangerous (and downright fun) his life is about to become… … Continue reading The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
There’s A Dragon In My Backpack by Tom Nicoll, illustrated by Sarah Horne
Pan is bored of staying at home every day, and desperate to go to school with Eric. Hiding in his backpack, Pan almost makes it through the day without causing trouble. Almost. When Mrs Biggs sees the mini-dragon, she’s convinced it’s a rat. Eric knows he has to do something, and with Jayden and Min … Continue reading There’s A Dragon In My Backpack by Tom Nicoll, illustrated by Sarah Horne
The Dragon With A Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis; a child’s review
I was lucky enough to get an uncorrected proof of The Dragon With A Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis, which I devoured faster than the chocolates I received for Christmas. I was then absolutely delighted when Stephanie gave me permission to lend it to one of my pupils for an honest review... "Funny, emotional, exciting! … Continue reading The Dragon With A Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis; a child’s review
The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
Publication date: 9 February 2017 Aventurine has a fierce longing to spread her dragon wings and explore the world beyond her family's cave in search of her passion, if only she knew what it was. After another lecture from her mother, and more sneering from her brother, she sets out on her own to prove … Continue reading The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis