My Father’s Dragon is a
creative story that will fire the imaginations of both adults and children
alike. The first of a trilogy, this classic
book was new to me.
Elmer Elevator (the
narrator’s father) learns of a magical island from a talking cat called Wild
Island where animals are keeping a baby dragon prison. Elmer makes his way to Wild Island and uses
his wits to charm the animals and make his way around them with his goal ever
in mind to rescue the dragon.
This is the summer pick
for the Bookworms Book Club my seven-year-old daughter is in at the
library. She loved this book as did her ten-year-old
brother who lingered to hear the tale during Mom and daughter story time. I also brought this book along with me to
Girl Scout camp and it had the opposite effect of putting the girls to sleep as
they kept wanting to read more of the story.
I enjoyed that it was
such an original and charming tale. The
illustrations were fabulous as well. I
had never heard of this series before, but Penelope and I just picked up the second
book.
Overall, My Father’s
Dragon is a delightful short children’s book that is a good beginning chapter
book. It has a great storyline that will
entice older children and adults as well.
Book Source: Kewaunee Public Library
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