PICTURE BOOKS
The Library Dragon by Carmen Agra Deedy Miss Lotta Scales is a dragon who believes her job is to protect the school's library books from the children, but when she finally realizes that books are meant to be read, the dragon turns into Miss Lotty, librarian and storyteller.. EASY D If I Had a Dragon by Tom Ellery Tired of playing with his little brother, a boy imagines having a dragon for a playmate instead. EASY E The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame In this illustrated, abridged version of the original, the boy who finds the dragon in the cave knows it is a kindly, harmless one, but how can he convince the frightened villagers and, especially, St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern? EASY G Serious Trouble by Arthur Howard Despite the objections of his very serious parents, Prince Ernest longs to become a jester, and this helps him in an encounter with a three-headed dragon. EASY H The Dragon Nanny by C.L.G. Martin An elderly woman who loses her job as a caretaker to the king's children ends up taking care of a dragon family. EASY M The Knight Who Took All Day by James Mayhew A dashing knight decides it's time to impress the golden-haired princess. All he needs is a dragon to show off his marvelous talents. EASY M Who Wants a Dragon? By James Mayhew A baby dragon, looking for someone to love and cuddle him, finally encounters his mother. EASY M The Dragon Snatcher by M.P. Robertson George and his dragon go to the "land that is neither here nor there" in order to save a dragon egg from a malevolent ice wizard. EASY R Max the Dragon by Peter Stern When the Kings of Kloon order a dragon to get rid of the monster that plagues their land, tricksters send them an empty crate. But a dancing mouse stows away in the package and fools the monster with his graceful moves. EASY S The Popcorn Dragon by Jane Thayer Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends. EASY T Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow The adventures of a boy and his dragon friend are recounted in this classic song from the 1960s. EASY Y
CHILDREN’S NOVELS
Herb the Vegetarian Dragon by Jules Bass Follow the adventures of Herb and Meathook when the knights of Castle Dark decide that the time has come to rid their land of man-eating dragons! JUVENILE FICTION Bass How to Speak Dragonese by Cressida Cowell Recounts the further escapades of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he continues his Viking training during which he escapes from a boatload of Roman soldiers and searches for his kidnapped dragon. JUVENILE FICTION Cowell Hatching Magic by Ann Downer When a thirteenth-century wizard confronts twenty-first century Boston while seeking his pet dragon, he is followed by a rival wizard and a very unhappy demon, but eleven-year-old Theodora Oglethorpe may hold the secret to setting everything right. JUVENILE FICTION DOWNER My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island. JUVENILE FICTION Gannett The Dragon of Og by Rumer Godden For centuries the Dragon of Og has taken for food two bullocks a month from the lord's herd, but a new lord declares the custom must end, and so begins a battle of wits. JUVENILE FICTION Godden Falcon’s Egg by Luli Gray Taking care of her younger brother and a loving but flighty mother has made Falcon very responsible for a eleven-yearold, but she needs the help of her great-great aunt, a friendly neighbor, and an ornithologist when she finds a unusual egg in Central Park. JUVENILE FICTION Gray The Hunting of the Last Dragon by Sherryl Jordan In England in 1356, as a monk records his every word, a young peasant tells of his journey with a young Chinese noblewoman to St. Alfric's Cove and the lair of a dragon. JUVENILE FICTION Jordan The Book of Dragons by E. Nesbit A collection of short stories featuring dragons, by such authors as Italo Calvino, Kenneth Grahame, and Elizabeth Coatsworth. JUVENILE FICTION Nesbit The Care and Feeding of Dragons by Brenda Seabrooke Follows the adventures of Alastair as he tries to protect his pet dragon, Spike, from dragonnappers while trying to adjust to his new fourth-grade teacher. JUVENILE FICTION Seabrooke
MORE CHILDREN’S NOVELS
The Dragon’s Eye by Dougald Steer Adventures of siblings Daniel and Beatrice Cook as they study dragon lore with the nutty Sir Ernest Drake. While their parents are off doing secret work, the pair delve into dragonology, and soon find themselves at the center JUVENILE FICTION Steer Dragon’s Egg by Sarah Thomson Mella, a young girl trained as a dragon keeper, learns that the legends of old are true when she is entrusted with carrying a dragon's egg to the fabled Hatching Grounds, a dangerous journey on which she is assisted by a knight's squire. JUVENILE FICTION Thomson Garden of the Purple Dragon by Carole Wilkinson In China during the Han Dynasty, young Ping, doubting that she is the true dragonkeeper, struggles to care for the baby dragon, Kai, in the desolate mountains of Tai Shan, until fate leads her back to the Imperial Palace and the Garden of the Purple Dragon, but even in the safety of the palace, enemies abound and tempt her to try to escape her destiny. JUVENILE FICTION Wilkinson Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom. JUVENILE FICTION Wrede Dragon’s Blood by Jane Yolen Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom. JUVENILE FICTION Yolen
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