by Laurence Yep
illustrated by Kam Mak
New York: Harpercollins, 1997
29 pp
Age: 4+
Interests: dragons, China, Magic, fairy tale, siblings
The Dragon Prince
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in Books, books 4+ Tags: China, dragons, Fairy Tale, Magic, siblings
The Dragon of an Ordinary Family
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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
The Iron Man
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in Books, books 7+ Tags: dragons, robots, sci fi, space
aka: The Iron Giant
by Ted Hughes
London: Faber and Faber, 1968
62 pp, 5 chapters
Ages: 7 and up (could be read to younger children, though space creature is pretty scary)
Interests: sci fi, robots, space, dragons
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
28 Apr 2011 1 Comment
in Movies, movies 4+ Tags: castle, dragons, fairies, Fairy Tale, knights, Magic, Princess, romance, witches
Rated: G
Length: 75 min.
Age: 4 and up. Commonsense Media sez: iffy for ages 4/5
Scary Factor: no real danger until the climax, when Maleficent turns into a dragon to battle the prince (scene is relatively brief)
Intense Scenes: far more suspense and chills than outright scares – Maleficent is wonderfully threatening; scene in which Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle is eerie and enthralling.
Bad Behaviour: Boozing – the two kings drink endless toasts to each other and a minstrel gets quietly sloshed under the table.
Language: “fools! idiots! imbeciles!” barked by Maleficent at her underlings; she also mentions the powers of “hell”
Interests: fairy tales, princesses, knights, castles, dragons, magic, fairies
Next: Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Thumbelina
Saint George and the Dragon
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in Books, books 5+ Tags: action, adventure, British history, castle, dragons, Fairy Tale, knights, Magic, Princess, saints, travel
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1985
Trina Schart Hyman, illustrator
text retold by Margaret Hodges
New York: Little, Brown, 1984
32 pp
ages 5 +
Interests: fairy tales, knights, dragons, princesses, quests, castles, British history, saints
Next: King Arthur stories, more about St. George
Also by this illustrator: Rapunzel, The Serpent Slayer; and Other Stories of Strong Women
My Father’s Dragon
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in Books, books 4+ Tags: adventure, animals, boats, dragons, jungle, maps, nature, ocean, travel
Ruth Stiles Gannett, author
Ruth Chrisman Gannett, illustrator
New York: Random House, 1948
87 p
ages 4+ (chapter book)
Interests: jungle animals, maps, travel adventure, dragons
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