THE DRAGONS ARE SINGING TONIGHT
Jack Prelutsky
illustrated by Peter Sis
Age: 6+
Interests: dragons, poetry, humour
The Dragons Are Singing Tonight
23 Oct 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+ Tags: dragons, poetry
Shen of the Sea
17 Jul 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 6+ Tags: China, dragons, folktales
Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children
by Arthur Bowie Chrisman
illustrated by Else Hasselriis
Age: 6+ (read to); 8+ (independent reading)
Interests: China, folk tales, dragons
The Reluctant Dragon
05 Feb 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, books 8+ Tags: dragons, fairy tale updated, knights, non-violence
by Kenneth Grahame
originally a chapter within the 1898 novel Dream Days; later published on its own
Holiday House: 1938
1966 edition: 55 pp.
Age: 6+ (read to); 8+ (independent reading)
Interests: dragons, knights, revisionist fairy tales, non-violence
Also by this author: The Wind in the Willows
D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths
26 Sep 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 7+ Tags: action, creation myth, dragons, gods, Magic, monsters, myths, Norse myths, seasons, violence, war
D’Aulaires’ Book of Norse Myths
by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire
New York Review Children’s Collection, 1967
155 pp.
age: 7
interests: mythology, magic, Scandinavia, Norse myths, gods, monsters, dragons, creation myths, war
also by these author/illustrators: Foxy, d’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths, d’Aulaires’ Book of Trolls, Abraham Lincoln
The Book of Dragons
09 Mar 2012 Leave a comment
in Books, books 6+, Classics Tags: adventure, dragons, Fairy Tale, fairy tale updated, Magic, Princess, short stories
by E. Nesbit
North-South Books, originally published 1900
172 pp, 8 stories
Age: 6+ independent reading age: 9+
Interests: dragons, fairy tales, adventure, princesses
Also by this author: The Enchanted Castle, Five Children and It, The Railway Children, The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Emily Gravett’s Drawing Lesson
02 Jan 2012 Leave a comment
in Drawing, Introduction to... Tags: art, dragons
A holiday treat from The Guardian: “How to Draw… Dragons” by Emily Gravett, the author/illustrator of Again!, Wolves, and Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears. Part of a terrific “How to Draw” series featuring famous children’s book illustrators.
(Thanks bundleofbooks for this link!)
The Kingdom Under the Sea
28 Dec 2011 4 Comments
in Books, books 5+ Tags: adventure, dragons, Fairy Tale, folktales, Magic, mermaids, Princess, Russia, witches
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1971
written by Joan Aiken
illustrated by Jan Pienkowski
Jonathan Cape, 1971
104 pp. – 11 stories
Age: 5 +
Interests: fairy tales, folktales, Eastern European folklore, magic, princesses, princes, mermaids
Also by this illustrator: Haunted House, Meg and Mog series
Also by this author: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase series
The City of Dragons
04 Sep 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: China, difference, dragons, Fairy Tale, folktales, giants, loneliness, Magic
by Laurence Yep
illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng
New York: Scholastic Inc., 1995
29 pp
Ages: 4 +
Interests: China, dragons, folktales, fairy tales, magic, giants, difference, loneliness
Also by this author: The Dragon Prince
The Dragon Prince
21 Jul 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: China, dragons, Fairy Tale, Magic, siblings
by Laurence Yep
illustrated by Kam Mak
New York: Harpercollins, 1997
29 pp
Age: 4+
Interests: dragons, China, Magic, fairy tale, siblings
The Dragon of an Ordinary Family
28 Jun 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: dragons, Fairy Tale, family, travel
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1969
The Dragon of an Ordinary Family
Margaret Mahy, author
Helen Oxenbury, illustrator
London: William Heinemann, 1969
40 pp.
Age: 4+
Interests: dragons, fantasy, travel
Also by this author: A Lion in the Meadow, The Seven Chinese Brothers, The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate
Also by this illustrator: The Quangle Wangle’s Hat, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, Farmer Duck
